New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, left, greets New York Attorney General Letitia James during a rally in Washington Heights on Oct. 13, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
"I know what it feels like to be attacked for just doing your job," James said Monday. "I also know what it feels like to overcome adversity, and so I stand on solid rock, and I will not bow. I will not break. I will not bend. I will not capitulate. I will not give in. I will not give up."
The Mamdani rally was James' first public appearance since she was indicted last week. The attorney general has endorsed Mamdani and joined him on the campaign trail this year.
"You come for me? You gonna come to all of us!" James shouted over the cheers of the Washington Heights crowd. The Mamdani campaign said 3,000 supporters attended the rally.
James has dismissed the indictment as "nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system," calling the "president's actions" a violation of constitutional order.
"I will keep fighting for justice," James vowed on Monday. "I will keep fighting for New Yorkers. I will keep fighting the aggressive policies of Washington, D.C. And I will not stop. I won't give up, and I won't give in."
Letitia James, New York's attorney general, and Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, embrace during a campaign rally at United Palace in New York City on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"He, like me, knows what it's like to be attacked, to be called names, to be threatened, to be harassed," James said. "And each and every day he wakes up with this fire in his belly because he wants to build a better New York," James said.
While Mamdani self-identifies as a so-called democratic socialist, Trump has labeled him a "communist" since he secured the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City. Mamdani has committed to fighting Trump's agenda in New York City if elected, while the president has teased cutting federal funding to New York City if Mamdani doesn't "behave" if elected.
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As Mayor Eric Adams suspended his re-election campaign last month, New Yorkers will elect a new mayor on Nov. 4. Mamdani has emerged as the frontrunner ahead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an Independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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