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1. James to challenge US Attorney Halligan's appointment

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Thu Oct 23, 2025, 09:08 PM

Thursday

By Sarah N. Lynch
October 23, 20255:48 PM EDT
Updated 3 hours ago

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday said her legal team plans to ask a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges against her on the grounds that the U.S. Attorney in Eastern Virginia who obtained the indictment was unlawfully appointed, according to a court filing.

James' legal team made the move the day before James is scheduled to be arraigned in the U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, where she is expected to plead not guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution ...

https://www.reuters.com/world/ny-attorney-general-james-seek-dismissal-indictment-by-challenging-us-attorney-2025-10-23/

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