Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James

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Source: AP

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge disqualified a federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he had been serving in his post unlawfully when he requested subpoenas.

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield blocked subpoenas requested by John Sarcone, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.

The judge said the Department of Justice did not follow statutory procedure after judges declined to extend Sarcone’s tenure. “When the Executive branch of government skirts restraints put in place by Congress and then uses that power to subject political adversaries to criminal investigations, it acts without lawful authority. Subpoenas issued under that authority are invalid. The subpoenas are quashed, and Mr. Sarcone is disqualified from further participation in the underlying investigations.”

James, a Democrat, had challenged Sarcone’s authority after he issued subpoenas seeking information about lawsuits she filed against President Donald Trump, claiming he had committed fraud in his business dealings, and separately against the National Rifle Association and some of its former leaders.



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1. This effn regime thinks this is all a game

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2. Funny how judges sometimes take the law so seriously, like it was important or something.

Trmp and his minions don't understand people like that, which is why they keep underestimating the pushback.

This is an important ruling; kicking this post up to try to keep it above the noise.