Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John Sarcone II, the prosecutor who subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James, could be disqualified over claims he was improperly appointed to his role by the Trump administration, a federal judge said Thursday.
“The only remedy, if one found an improper appointment, that would cure that would be disqualifying him,” U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield said in an Albany courtroom during a hearing.
James is challenging Sarcone’s authority to oversee a Justice Department investigation into regulatory lawsuits she filed against Trump and the National Rifle Association.
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