New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) signaled Thursday that she intends to challenge the appointment of a prosecutor handpicked by President Trump to seek charges against his foes in a bid to throw out her mortgage fraud case.
In a two-page court filing, James’s attorneys notified the federal judge overseeing the case that they plan to formally ask him to dismiss the charges Friday on the basis that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully installed.
“In the interest of efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay, particularly if this Court must designate this motion to an out-of-district judge, Attorney General James files the instant Notice to formally alert the Court,” the filing reads.
James’s motion comes after another Trump adversary, former FBI Director James Comey, moved to have his charges dismissed over Halligan’s appointment earlier this week.
A former White House aide, Halligan was tapped by President Trump to take over the U.S. attorney role after her predecessor expressed reservations about Comey’s case and ultimately resigned.
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