Statement From NYGOP Chair Ed Cox on Tish James' Taxpayer Paid Personal Defense Fund

Democrats are giving the Attorney General a blank check paid for by taxpayers. 

ALBANY - NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement in response to New York Democrats slipping a $10 million legal payout to Tish James into the state budget:

“The fact that Attorney General Letitia James is getting a $10 million taxpayer-funded bailout to cover her personal legal fees is an outrageous abuse of power and a slap in the face to every New Yorker struggling under the weight of inflation, high taxes and crumbling public services.

“This is what corruption looks like in plain sight: political insiders rigging the system to protect their own, while hardworking families get shortchanged. Tish James used her office to wage partisan lawfare against her political opponents, and now New Yorkers are footing the bill for the consequences.

“There is no justification for forcing taxpayers to bankroll the personal legal problems of the state’s top law enforcement officer. This is a direct betrayal of public trust, and it shows just how far Democrats in Albany will go to protect their power and their allies.

“Every Democrat who remains silent is complicit in this disgraceful misuse of public funds.”