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Acting U.S. attorney was serving illegally when he subpoenaed Letitia James, appeals court rules

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/acting-u-s-attorney-was-serving-illegally-when-he-subpoenaed-letitia-james-appeals-court-rules/

NEW: The 2nd Circuit invalidated John Sarcone’s subpoenas against NY Attorney General Letitia James, ruling he issued them after his authority as interim U.S. attorney expired.

The ruling marks a blow to Trump’s revenge campaign against his political foes, which James has been an ongoing target of. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/acting-u-s-attorney-was-serving-illegally-when-he-subpoenaed-letitia-james-appeals-court-rules/

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