Prosecutor Disqualified In Letitia James Case

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the prosecutor overseeing a civil-rights investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James was serving unlawfully, handing another setback to the Trump administration's efforts to pursue a Democratic official who previously sued the president.

- BY CORINNE RAMEY

The judge, Lorna Schofield, said in the decision that John Sarcone, the top federal prosecutor for the Northern District of New York, was disqualified from the investigation. She also blocked subpoenas related to the probe.