- A federal appeals court ruled that John Sarcone, the Trump-picked acting U.S. attorney in Albany, was unlawfully appointed and must be disqualified from the probe into New York AG Letitia James — fueling a high-profile legal dispute.
- The decision is part of a string of rulings from multiple appeals courts finding several Trump-era acting U.S. attorneys improperly appointed, sometimes leading to dismissed indictments or subpoenas.
- The Justice Department says it will appeal to the Supreme Court, so the broader fight over how acting U.S. attorneys are named is likely headed for a final ruling.
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