The prosecutor who once bragged she’d make Trump “know her name” may soon find her own name in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper took a jab at newly indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, saying her past comments about targeting Donald Trump were “not a great look” — even as James now claims the charges against her are “political retribution.”
Cooper reminded viewers of James’ 2018 conversation with a community activist who asked if she was ready to sue then-President Trump the day after she was elected attorney general.
“And she replied, ‘Oh we’re gonna definitely sue him, we’re gonna be a real pain in the ass, he’s gonna know my name personally,’” Cooper told his panel.
“I mean that’s not a great look for somebody who has just been elected, who’s just been campaigning, who hasn’t even looked, I guess deeply, at any evidence.”
James went on to sue the Trump Organization, alleging the company inflated property values — a case that led to a major judgment against Trump and hundreds of millions of dollars in fines.
Watch the clip below:
Hell has frozen over. Anderson Cooper just torched Letitia James for her selective prosecution of Donald Trump.
"The day after she was elected in 2018, Letitia James was asked by a community activist if she was going to sue President Trump. And she replied, quote, 'oh, we‘re… pic.twitter.com/2pi1zV8p5o
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) October 10, 2025
James was federally indicted on charges of bank fraud in Virginia on Thursday. She has denied wrongdoing as she and her allies claim the prosecution is pure politics.
More over at The New York Post:
CNN’s Anderson Cooper skewers NY AG Letitia James for her prosecution of Trump: ‘Not a great look’ https://t.co/Z1x9MFhnn0 pic.twitter.com/k4PLCVlwgh
— New York Post (@nypost) October 10, 2025
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