Trump Prosecutor Probing NY’s Letitia James Is Disqualified

Another Trump administration effort to punish a political opponent is in legal limbo after a federal judge disqualified the US attorney in Albany, New York, investigating state Attorney General Letitia James.

John Sarcone, the acting US attorney for the Northern District of New York, wasn’t properly appointed and is barred from further investigating whether James violated President Donald Trump’s civil rights by suing him for fraud in 2022, US District Judge Lorna Schofield ruled Thursday.