She, Letitia “Tish” James, blasted through social barriers by becoming the first black woman to be elected New York’s attorney general. Gregg Abott (R), for example, often joked that when he was attorney general, he would get up in the morning, sue President Barack Obama and go home. His campaign, his company, his charity and his inaugural committee are all under investigation by federal and state officials, including James’s predecessor, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. James first entered politics in 2001, after a few years as an assistant attorney general. Read more:New York attorney general ‘looking into’ Eric Trump’s foundationHow the various investigations into Trump’s world overlap

Source: Washington Post December 19, 2018 11:01 UTC