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**Letitia Ann** "**Tish**" **James**[1] (born October 18, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). She has served since 2019 as the 67th [attorney general of New York](/source/Attorney_General_of_New_York) (NYAG), having been first elected to the post in [2018](/source/2018_New_York_Attorney_General_election). A member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)), James is the first Black person to serve as New York attorney general and is the first Black woman to hold statewide office in New York.

Born and raised in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), James graduated from [Lehman College](/source/Lehman_College) in [the Bronx](/source/The_Bronx) before obtaining her [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree at [Howard University](/source/Howard_University) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.) She worked as a [public defender](/source/Public_defender), then on staff in the [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly), and later as a New York State Assistant Attorney General in the Brooklyn regional office. James served as a member of the [New York City Council](/source/New_York_City_Council) from 2004 to 2013. She represented the [35th district](/source/New_York_City's_35th_City_Council_district), which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of [Clinton Hill](/source/Clinton_Hill,_Brooklyn), [Fort Greene](/source/Fort_Greene), parts of [Crown Heights](/source/Crown_Heights,_Brooklyn), [Prospect Heights](/source/Prospect_Heights,_Brooklyn), and [Bedford–Stuyvesant](/source/Bedford%E2%80%93Stuyvesant). James chaired the committees on economic development and sanitation and served on several others. From 2013 to 2018, she was the [New York City Public Advocate](/source/New_York_City_Public_Advocate), making her the first African American woman to be elected to and hold citywide office in New York City.[2]

James' office filed a civil suit against [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) that resulted in penalties and a fine of more than four hundred million dollars. A divided appeals court upheld Trump's liability but voided the penalty as excessive. Both sides appealed to the [New York Court of Appeals](/source/New_York_Court_of_Appeals). James was briefly a candidate in the [2022 New York gubernatorial election](/source/2022_New_York_gubernatorial_election), but suspended her campaign in December 2021, opting to instead run for reelection as Attorney General.

In October 2025, [James was federally indicted](/source/Prosecution_of_Letitia_James) on one count of [bank fraud](/source/Bank_fraud) and one count of [making false statements](/source/Making_false_statements) to a financial institution.[3][4] James pled not guilty to the charges. The case was dismissed by a federal judge on November 24, 2025,[5] after which two other grand juries refused to bring charges against her again. Her lawyers described the government's actions as [revenge](/source/Targeting_of_political_opponents_and_civil_society_under_the_second_Trump_administration) on behalf of the Trump administration.[6]

## Early life and education

Letitia Ann James was born on October 18, 1958, in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York.[7][8][9] She is one of eight children born to Robert James and Nellie James.[10][11] Her mother Nellie James was born in 1919 in [Martinsville, Virginia](/source/Martinsville,_Virginia). James was raised in [Park Slope, Brooklyn](/source/Park_Slope,_Brooklyn) and attended [Fort Hamilton High School](/source/Fort_Hamilton_High_School) in [Bay Ridge](/source/Bay_Ridge).[12] She received her [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) from the [City University of New York](/source/City_University_of_New_York)'s [Lehman College](/source/Lehman_College) in 1981, majoring in [liberal arts](/source/Liberal_arts) with an emphasis in [social work](/source/Social_work).[13][12]

James received her [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from [Howard University School of Law](/source/Howard_University_School_of_Law) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.) in 1987,[14] and was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1989.[15][16]

James earned a [Master of Public Administration](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration) degree in 2013 from [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University)'s [School of International and Public Affairs](/source/School_of_International_and_Public_Affairs,_Columbia_University) (SIPA), located in the [Morningside Heights](/source/Morningside_Heights) section of Manhattan.[17] She later served as Columbia University's William S. Beinecke Visiting Professor of Public Policy in the Faculty of International and Public Affairs.[18]

## Career

James served as a [public defender](/source/Public_defender) for the [Legal Aid Society](/source/Legal_Aid_Society)[19] and established the Urban Network, a coalition of [African-American](/source/African-American) professional organizations aimed at providing scholarships for inner city youth.[20][21]

She served on former New York Governor [Mario Cuomo](/source/Mario_Cuomo)'s Task Force on [Diversity](/source/Multiculturalism) in the Judiciary. She served as [counsel](/source/Counsel) for [Albert Vann](/source/Albert_Vann), [Chief of Staff](/source/Chief_of_staff_(politics)) for [Roger L. Green](/source/Roger_L._Green) in the [New York State Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly), and in the administration of [New York Attorney General](/source/New_York_Attorney_General) [Eliot Spitzer](/source/Eliot_Spitzer). She was appointed the first Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Brooklyn regional office in 1999. While working in that position, James worked in many capacities but notably focused on consumer complaints involving [predatory lending](/source/Predatory_lending) and other unlawful business practices.[19]

### 2001 and 2003 city council races

James's first run for the [35th Council district](/source/New_York_City's_35th_City_Council_district) was in November 2001. In a close race, James received 42% of the vote on the [Working Families Party](/source/Working_Families_Party) line but lost to [James E. Davis](/source/James_E._Davis_(New_York_politician)), a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). In July 2003, just months before the next election, Davis was assassinated by [Othniel Askew](/source/Othniel_Askew), a former political rival. Following Davis's death, his brother Geoffrey ran for his vacant council seat on the Democratic Party ticket, but on election day, November 4, 2003, Geoffrey A. Davis lost by a large margin to James as the Working Families Party nominee.[22] In that 2003 race, James officially became a member of the Working Families Party, and was the first citywide office-holder to run solely on the WFP line.[23][24][25]

### City council tenure

James is the first member of the Working Families Party to win office in New York State, and the first [third-party](/source/Third_political_party) member to be elected to the city council since 1977.[26] She has since changed back to the Democratic party.[23] She again won the Working Families and the Democratic parties' nominations by a large margin over Samuel Eric Blackwell, an urban planner at [Long Island University](/source/Long_Island_University) and pro-stadium advocate. She was re-elected on the Democratic line on November 8, 2005, with 88.11% of the vote, compared to 6.80% for [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) Anthony Herbert, and 5.08% for [Independence Party](/source/Independence_Party_of_New_York) candidate Charles B. Billups.[27]

On October 10, 2006, there was a devastating fire at the [Broken Angel House](/source/Broken_Angel_House), an architectural icon in [Clinton Hill, Brooklyn](/source/Clinton_Hill,_Brooklyn). The fire attracted attention from the [New York City Department of Buildings](/source/New_York_City_Department_of_Buildings), which resulted in citations being issued for numerous building code violations. James represented Broken Angel's owner, Arthur Wood, [pro bono](/source/Pro_bono_publico) in his negotiations to keep his home. The agency decided to allow Wood to re-occupy Broken Angel provided the upper levels were taken down and the central stairwell reconstructed.[28]

She was the first to question cost overruns and irregularities in the subcontracting work of the new CityTime payroll system much touted by Bloomberg which eventually led to several indictments, Bloomberg asking a tech giant for $600 million back, and two consultants fleeing the country in 2011.[29][30]

James originally advocated for the demolition of the [Second Empire](/source/Second_Empire_(architecture)) houses on [Admiral's Row](/source/Admiral's_Row) in order to build a parking lot for a proposed supermarket to serve residents in nearby housing developments, but later supported preserving some of the historic housing.[31] In 2008, James, with [Bill de Blasio](/source/Bill_de_Blasio), advocated against Mayor [Michael Bloomberg](/source/Michael_Bloomberg)'s attempts to seek a third term without a voter referendum.[32]

James won the Democratic [primary](/source/Partisan_primary) in September 2009 against her opponents, community organizer Delia Hunley-Adossa,[33] who received more than $200,000 from Forest City Ratner[34] and Medhanie Estiphanos, a financial consultant.[34] James went on to win re-election for a second term.

In May 2013, with a group that included construction unions, community groups and other elected officials, she was a part of an Article 78 lawsuit against the [Bloomberg administration](/source/Bloomberg_administration) and Acadia Realty Trust seeking the shut-down of the City Point real estate project and a reassessment of its environmental impact.[35]

In June 2016, James attempted to pressure six [financial institutions](/source/Financial_institution), including [BB&T](/source/BB%26T), Berkshire Bank, [Citizens Financial Group](/source/Citizens_Financial_Group), [People's United Bank](/source/People's_United_Financial), [Regions Financial Corporation](/source/Regions_Financial_Corporation) and [TD Bank](/source/TD_Bank,_N.A.), into ending its practice of providing [financial services](/source/Financial_services) to gun manufacturers.[36] [BB&T](/source/BB%26T) was specifically requested to drop the accounts of [SIG Sauer](/source/SIG_Sauer) of [New Hampshire](/source/New_Hampshire), but denied the request.[37]

#### Committee assignments

- Committee on Economic Development (chair)
- Committee on Sanitation (chair)
- Committee on Parks & Recreation
- Committee on Small Business
- Committee on Technology in Government
- Committee on Veteran Affairs
- Committee on Women's Issues[15][38]

### Public Advocate

Main article: [2013 New York City Public Advocate election](/source/2013_New_York_City_Public_Advocate_election)

In 2013, James ran for [New York City Public Advocate](/source/New_York_City_Public_Advocate) and received 36% of the vote in the first Democratic primary, under the 40% threshold that would have avoided a [runoff election](/source/Two-round_system).[39] James won the runoff election on October 1, 2013, against [Daniel Squadron](/source/Daniel_Squadron), 59.4%–40.6%, becoming the party's nominee for the city's elected watchdog position in November.[40]

In the 2013 election campaign for Public Advocate, James was endorsed by many of the city's important labor unions, [NOW](/source/National_Organization_for_Women), [Planned Parenthood](/source/Planned_Parenthood), Democracy for NYC, [League of Conservation Voters](/source/League_of_Conservation_Voters), *[Amsterdam News](/source/Amsterdam_News)* and *[El Diario](/source/El_Diario_La_Prensa).*[41] On October 1, 2013, James achieved a Democratic primary win in spite of her campaign fundraising trailing [Daniel Squadron](/source/Daniel_Squadron)'s and [Reshma Saujani](/source/Reshma_Saujani),[42] to become the Democratic Party's nominee for New York City's elected watchdog position. She was endorsed by third-place finisher Saujani in September[43] James won the Democratic [runoff election](/source/Two-round_system).[39] Without a Republican opponent, she won the general election with over 83% of the vote.[44]

In 2017, James won the Democratic primary for her position with 77% of the vote, over closest competitor David Eisenbach's 23%.[45]

## Attorney general of New York (2019–present)

### 2018 election

Main article: [2018 New York Attorney General election](/source/2018_New_York_Attorney_General_election)

In May 2018, James, who initially planned to run for [Mayor of New York City](/source/Mayor_of_New_York_City) in [2021](/source/2021_New_York_City_mayoral_election),[46] declared her candidacy for [Attorney General of New York](/source/Attorney_General_of_New_York) after [Eric Schneiderman](/source/Eric_Schneiderman) resigned. She won the Democratic primary on September 13, 2018, with 40.6% of the vote; she defeated [Zephyr Teachout](/source/Zephyr_Teachout) (31%), [Leecia Eve](/source/Leecia_Eve), and House Representative [Sean Patrick Maloney](/source/Sean_Patrick_Maloney).[47][48] On November 6, 2018, she was elected Attorney General, defeating Republican [Keith Wofford](/source/Keith_Wofford).[49] During her campaign, James vowed to pursue [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump), who she said was an "illegitimate president" and an "embarrassment."[50]

### Tenure

James was sworn in as attorney general on January 1, 2019, succeeding [Barbara Underwood](/source/Barbara_Underwood), who was first appointed after the resignation of [Eric Schneiderman](/source/Eric_Schneiderman).[51] She is the first Black woman to serve as a statewide elected official in New York. James is also New York's first Black attorney general and is the first woman to be elected to the post.[52]

### Suit against All Faiths Cemetery

In September 2019, James filed suit against the officials of [All Faiths Cemetery](/source/All_Faiths_Cemetery) in [Queens](/source/Queens), alleging financial misconduct.[53]

### State civil suit against the NRA

In August 2020, James filed a civil lawsuit in the [New York Court of Appeals](/source/New_York_Court_of_Appeals) against the [National Rifle Association of America](/source/National_Rifle_Association_of_America) (NRA), accusing the organization of corruption and financial misconduct, and calling for its dissolution.[54][55] The NRA filed a countersuit against James, citing statements she made during her 2018 campaign.[56] In February 2024, a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General’s Office under James found that the NRA mismanaged charitable funds when it failed to stop top executives, including CEO Wayne LaPierre, from diverting millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts and other questionable expenditures. A jury found that LaPierre should pay the gun rights group $4.3 million in damages for mismanagement and misspending of charitable funds, having violated his fiduciary duties from 2014 to 2022. The panel also found the NRA’s former CFO Wilson Phillips should pay back $2 million for breaching his fiduciary duties as an executive.[57]

### Investigation into state COVID-19 response

In early March 2020, the attorney general's office began to preliminarily "investigate allegations of [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States)-related neglect of residents in nursing homes."[58] The office solicited and subsequently received 953 complaints from patients' families regarding neglect of patients through November 16. The probe released its first report on both the nursing homes and the state [Department of Health](/source/New_York_State_Department_of_Health) (DOH) on January 28, 2021, where it concluded that the department's public data under-counted nursing home deaths by up to 50 percent.[59] The methodology of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) was to compare deaths from COVID reported to the DOH and such deaths reported to OAG. The OAG press release makes no mention of medical analysis of the cases.[59] James said investigations into 20 separate nursing homes "whose reported conduct during the first wave of the pandemic presented particular concern" would continue for the foreseeable future.[59] The report was heralded by some in Albany as a "declaration of independence" from New York State Governor [Andrew Cuomo](/source/Andrew_Cuomo) after a two-year alliance in opposition to President [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump).[60]

Three weeks after the report, the *[Albany Times-Union](/source/Times_Union_(Albany))* revealed an ongoing joint investigation by the FBI and the [United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York](/source/United_States_Attorney_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York), examining how Governor Cuomo's coronavirus task force played a role in nursing homes' COVID-19 response.[61] On March 18, 2021, *[The City](/source/The_City_(website))* found that the FBI's scope included a last-minute addition to the state's 2020 budget that provided greater immunity to long-term care organizations.[62] The head of the Greater New York Hospital Association said in an August 2020 [New York State Senate](/source/New_York_State_Senate) hearing that the lobbying group had provided a "draft" of "some ideas to be included" to the governor's office.[63]

### Report on Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment

Further information: [Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations](/source/Andrew_Cuomo_sexual_harassment_allegations)

On August 3, 2021, James's office released a report finding that Cuomo engaged in multiple acts of sexual harassment.[64]

### 2022 Democratic primary for governor

On October 29, 2021, James stated her intention to run for the office of [Governor of New York](/source/Governor_of_New_York) in the 2022 Democratic primary[65][66] but withdrew from the race in December, after consistently polling behind incumbent Governor [Kathy Hochul](/source/Kathy_Hochul), with James instead choosing to seek reelection as Attorney General.[67]

### 2022 election

Main article: [2022 New York Attorney General election](/source/2022_New_York_Attorney_General_election)

After James launched her reelection bid, all previous Democratic candidates withdrew their candidacies and endorsed her.[68][69][70][71][72] On November 8, 2022, James was reelected Attorney General, defeating Republican Michael Henry in the general election.

### NFL investigation

On May 4, 2023, James and her California counterpart attorney general [Rob Bonta](/source/Rob_Bonta) announced they would jointly investigate the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) over employment practices at its offices in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), citing a report by *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* detailing complaints of harassment and discrimination made by former female staffers.[73][needs update]

### 2024 Trump lawsuit in New York

Main article: [New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization](/source/New_York_civil_investigation_of_The_Trump_Organization)

In 2022, in her capacity as New York Attorney General, James filed a civil lawsuit against [the Trump Organization](/source/The_Trump_Organization) and worked alongside the [Manhattan district attorney](/source/New_York_County_District_Attorney)'s office in its [criminal investigation of the organization](/source/New_York_criminal_investigation_of_The_Trump_Organization).[74] Trump argued that previous comments by James, promising to "challenge this illegitimate president" during her campaign for attorney general, prove that she has a political [vendetta](/source/Feud) against him.[75][76] On February 16, 2024, the fraud case against the former president, [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump), proved successful. Judge [Arthur Engoron](/source/Arthur_Engoron)'s 92-page ruling barred Trump from operating any business in New York for three years and fined him more than $355 million.[77][78] In August 2025, the appeals court upheld Trump's liability but voided the penalty as excessive.[79] James plans to appeal the voiding of the penalty.[80]

### Supporting Mamdani in the 2025 New York mayoral election

Letitia James supported [Zohran Mamdani](/source/Zohran_Mamdani), the Democratic front-runner for mayor of New York City, and they presented themselves as a united front against President Trump.[81][82]

### Security clearance revocation

In February 2025, [President Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) announced the revocation of James's security clearance, along with several other officials. Trump stated that the decision was made because they were individuals he "didn't respect" and believed had "come very close" to breaking the law.[83] James's office dismissed the action, stating it had no impact on her work. Some viewed the revocation as an administrative decision, while others suggested it was politically motivated.[84] James herself mocked Trump's action in the New York Times, saying "What security clearance?"[84]

### Department of Justice lawsuit

On February 12, 2025, Attorney General [Pam Bondi](/source/Pam_Bondi) announced the Department of Justice was filing a civil lawsuit against James, as well as other officials in the state such as Kathy Hochul, over their handling of immigration issues.[85]

### Betar US settlement

On January 14, 2026, James reached a settlement with the [Zionist](/source/Zionist) activist group [Betar US](/source/Betar_US) to cease intimidating pro-Palestinian protesters at protests and via social media posts. Betar US also confirmed plans to cease operations in New York.[86]

## 2025 indictment and probes

Main article: [Prosecution of Letitia James](/source/Prosecution_of_Letitia_James)

In April 2025, [Bill Pulte](/source/Bill_Pulte), President [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump)'s pick to head the [Federal Housing Finance Agency](/source/Federal_Housing_Finance_Agency) (FHFA), referred James to the [United States Department of Justice](/source/United_States_Department_of_Justice) (DOJ) for possible criminal prosecution, alleging that she had misrepresented facts in three separate instances in order to gain government assistance and more favorable loan terms,[87] by having misrepresented an investment property as her primary residence; by having misrepresented the number of units in an investment property; and by having misrepresented her father as her husband.[87][88][89][90] James denied the allegations, calling them baseless retaliation by President Trump.[87] At the time, Trump had for an extended period called for criminal procedures against James, as well as other political opponents.[91][92]

In May 2025, the FBI opened a formal criminal probe into the mortgage fraud claims. In response to the accusation that James had improperly claimed a property as her primary residence, her lawyer stated that "she made a mistake on one line [that] had no significance", and presented alternative property deeds containing the correct information, accusing prosecutors of [cherry picking](/source/Cherry_picking) information.[93]

In early August, the DOJ escalated its probe, opening a civil rights investigation into her office to examine whether it had violated Trump's civil rights during its [New York business fraud lawsuit against the Trump Organization](/source/New_York_business_fraud_lawsuit_against_the_Trump_Organization), as well as appointing a special prosecutor to examine her real estate transactions.[94] Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed [Ed Martin](/source/Ed_Martin_(Missouri_politician)) as special prosecutor.[94][95] Martin made a written request for her resignation, posed for a photograph in front of her home, and declared he intended to "stick the landing". Kara Scannell wrote for CNN that this "fall[s] outside the norms of prosecutorial conduct".[95]

In September, federal prosecutors in Virginia said they could not find evidence to bring charges. Trump administration officials then informed [Erik Siebert](/source/Erik_Siebert), the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, that they intended to fire him. Siebert immediately resigned.[96][97] In October, Elizabeth Yusi, a top prosecutor for the same district, reportedly planned to inform [Lindsey Halligan](/source/Lindsey_Halligan), the district's interim U.S. attorney, that she likewise found no probable cause to seek charges of mortgage fraud.[98][99] Halligan pursued charges against James, in which she reportedly did not coordinate with the Department of Justice.[100] After being presented evidence by the federal government, a federal grand jury determined probable cause and James was indicted on October 9 in Virginia on one count of [bank fraud](/source/Bank_fraud) and one count of [making false statements](/source/Making_false_statements) to a financial institution.[3][101][4] The case was assigned to Judge [Jamar Walker](/source/Jamar_K._Walker).[102] James pleaded not guilty in court on October 24.[103]

On November 24, federal judge [Cameron McGowan Currie](/source/Cameron_McGowan_Currie) dismissed the case, finding that Halligan (who was the only signatory on the indictment) had been unlawfully appointed and thus lacked the authority to bring the charges.[104] Attempts to file a new indictment were unsuccessful, as on December 4 the grand jury refused to re-indict James.[5][105] Another grand jury rejected a third indictment attempt against her on December 11.[6]

On January 8 the next year, the prosecutor leading the civil rights investigation into James was dismissed from the investigation by a federal judge for serving unlawfully; subpoenas related to the investigation were also blocked.[106]

## Personal life

James lives in the [Clinton Hill](/source/Clinton_Hill,_Brooklyn) neighborhood of Brooklyn and is a member of [Emmanuel Baptist Church](/source/Emmanuel_Baptist_Church_(Brooklyn)).[107] She has never married.[108]

At a May 2022 rally, James stated that she supported abortion rights, and had received an abortion early in her tenure as a member of the New York City Council. James said, "I was just elected and I was faced with the decision of whether to have an abortion or not, and I chose to have an abortion. I walked proudly into [Planned Parenthood](/source/Planned_Parenthood), and I make no apologies to anyone."[109]

## See also

- [Joe Biden Supreme Court candidates](/source/Joe_Biden_Supreme_Court_candidates)
- [List of female state attorneys general in the United States](/source/List_of_female_state_attorneys_general_in_the_United_States)

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1. Multiple sources: *["'No Apologies:' NY AG Letitia James Tells Protesters 'I Chose to Have an Abortion'"](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-i-chose-to-have-an-abortion-years-ago/3673421/). *nbcnewyork.com*. May 4, 2022. *Lewis, Rebecca (May 9, 2022). ["Letitia James backs proposed abortion care grant program"](https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/05/letitia-james-backs-proposed-abortion-care-grant-program/366686/). *City & State NY* *Rogers, Zachary (May 4, 2022). ["'I make no apologies': Democratic NY AG reveals she 'proudly' got abortion"](https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/i-make-no-apologies-democrat-ny-ag-reveals-she-proudly-got-abortion-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-roe-wade-scotus-supreme-court-planned-parenthood-kathy-hochul). *The National Desk* *Golgowski, Nina (May 5, 2022). ["New York Attorney General Shares Her Own Abortion Story With 'No Apologies To Anyone'"](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/attorney-general-letitia-james-abortion-experience_n_6273d876e4b03ca8363e3a24). *HuffPost*

## External links

- [Government website](https://ag.ny.gov/)
- [Campaign website](https://www.jamesforny.com/)

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