Democratic hopefuls for New York Attorney General (from left) New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Fordham University School of Law Zephyr Teachout, Leecia Eva and U.S. Rep Sean Patrick Maloney take questions from former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and WNYC’s Brian Lehrer at a debate Thursday night.
Not one of the four candidates for the Democratic primary for New York attorney general were spared from questions and allegations about their handling of money lobbed by both fellow candidates and moderators at a debate on Thursday night that got testy at times.
New York City Public Advocate Tish James was the early frontrunner in the race. But Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout, running on a progressive-leaning platform, has gained momentum after receiving a key endorsement from The New York TImes which called her a “firewall” against a “historically corrupt” New York state government.
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