Letitia James, After Pursuing Trump and the NRA, Now Has a Legal Vendetta Against Beef 

The New York attorney general is using the state’s legal apparatus to punish individuals and companies unpopular with the left — sacrificing the rule of law in the process.

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The New York attorney general, Letitia James, during a press conference September 21, 2022. AP/Brittainy Newman

New York State’s attorney general, Letitia James, has a beef with beef.

This week Ms. James sued the JBS USA Food Company, the U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest beef producer, accusing it of “fraudulent and illegal business activities” and demanding “disgorgement of all profits and ill-gotten gains.”

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