Saritha Komatireddy exposed Letitia James, the Let them eat crime NY AG, during debate

Some drubbings — think about the game that’s already by the end of the first quarter — are a bore.But others — like Thursday night’s attorney general debate between incumbent Democrat Letitia James and her Republican challenger, Saritha Komatireddy — are utterly captivating.The beatdown began at the opening bell.James has dubbed herself “The People’s Lawyer,” but appeared as though she’d rather be just about anywhere else in the world than making her case to them.Her delivery was at once stilted, flat and confused; oftentimes, it appeared as though she was trying, with limited success, to recall the canned lines her team had come up with.Komatireddy, on the other hand, showed up prepared — and caffeinated.The former federal prosecutor and chief of staff at the Drug Enforcement Agency came out swinging.“New Yorkers, you do not have an attorney general right now.For the last years, you’ve had a political hack sitting in the chair, using our taxpayer money for her political purposes.“When the cameras are not there, neither is Tish James.”‘They both spent the rest of the evening proving her point.James was asked how she could be trusted to handle the disturbing Cornell sexual assault case after her prejudicial comments on the matter.It wasn’t one she could answer, so she chalked said comments up to her “empathy” and asserted that “politics stops at the door” to her office.Komatireddy took her to task with surgical precision, pointing out that it’s hardly empathetic for someone so powerful to be so careless.“She’s already screwed this one up,” she observed.At this point, James embarked upon what would prove her favorite two favorite pasttimes over the course of the evening: plead helplessness on criminal matters and try to tie Komatireddy to President Trump.Neither worked very well.“The fact that the attorney general has deprioritized crime is a choice, she has made that choice!” shot back Komatireddy, who pointed ou...