This week saw the debut of a new alliance in the ongoing resistance to President Donald Trump. New York Attorney General Letitia James, already a hero on the left for the 2022 lawsuit she filed in an attempt to cripple Trump's business empire, joined up with New York City Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a rally that was nominally about Mamdani's campaign, but also about James' defense against mortgage fraud charges brought against her by the Trump Justice Department. And in a larger sense, it was about the face of the Resistance in the second Trump administration.

James' message was defiance, defiance, defiance. "I know what it feels like to be attacked for just doing your job," she shouted. (James shouts a lot in her campaign appearances.) "But 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. You come for me, you gotta come for all of us."

James, who is black, said she sees her experience today in light of the experiences of earlier generations. "I've learned to stand on the shoulders of my ancestors," she said. "Despite being seared with scars, they survived." Over the last few days -- in other words, since the indictment -- James has said, "I've summoned their strength, their courage, and I will keep fighting for justice."

Entering with a raised fist, James received the loudest ovation of the night, save for the cheers for Mamdani himself. Mamdani has previously held rallies with progressive stars Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez........

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