Chicago – October 10, 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James during an event Thursday in Washington, DC, that was repeatedly disrupted by demonstrators protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.
“Today, I learned that the attorney general in New York just got indicted,” Harris said during the second of two events in DC to promote her book about the 2024 presidential campaign. “Even though the prosecutor who first looked at the case, who I’m told is a very conservative Republican, said there was not enough evidence.”
Harris, who served as district attorney in San Francisco and attorney general of California, slammed the Trump administration’s handling of the Justice Department, calling out US Attorney Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s former personal attorney who has brought charges against the New York attorney general and former FBI Director James Comey since being installed.
“Trump puts in place an incompetent person to make the decision to implement his vengeance agenda,” Harris said. “Think about it, the attorney general of the state of New York has been indicted when a previous prosecutor, who probably did not vote for her or me, said there was not enough evidence.”
James was indicted earlier Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents. James – who won a civil fraud case against Trump in 2022 – has been under investigation since May for alleged mortgage fraud.
Harris’ remarks in DC on Thursday were interrupted five times by demonstrators who rose from the crowd to protest Israel’s military campaign in Gaza – one shouting, “Your legacy is genocide.”
At the third interruption, the former vice president grew visibly frustrated, telling a protester, “You know what, I am not president of the United States,” and later remarking, “Why don’t you go to the White House and talk to him,” referring to President Donald Trump.
