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Prosecutors Said to Pursue New Investigation of Letitia James

A longtime hairdresser for the New York attorney general has come under scrutiny as the Justice Department’s efforts to charge Ms. James on other fronts falter.

© Mimi d’Autremont for The New York Times

President Trump has explicitly pushed for the prosecution of Letitia James, the New York attorney general and one of his foremost nemeses.
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Judge Bars Prosecutor From Inquiry Into Letitia James, New York Attorney General

Ms. James, New York’s attorney general, had been seeking to block a Justice Department investigation into her office by challenging the legitimacy of the U.S. attorney, John A. Sarcone III.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

The disqualification of John A. Sarcone III from the case is the second time in three months that a judge has found a U.S. attorney to have been illegitimately installed by the Trump administration.
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