Published February 13, 2024
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is calling for the immediate suspension of New York Attorney General Letitia James as James leads the civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump in the Empire State.
In an ethics complaint submitted on Tuesday, Stefanik urged the New York Committee on Professional Standards to conduct an investigation into James’s conduct, citing “highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments on social media” that the top House Republican believes should disqualify James, a Democrat, from the case. The complaint is one of several Stefanik has filed on behalf of the former president as he faces a civil trial and criminal charges in New York, which Trump has decried as being politically motivated.
“As a Representative of New York committed to upholding the integrity of our legal system, I have found New York Attorney General Letitia James’ handling of the investigation and trial of President Donald Trump nothing short of shameful,” Stefanik said in a statement. “It’s been her explicit mission since she announced her run for office to go after President Trump. Such behavior not only undermines the integrity of the legal process but also violates the Rules of Professional Conduct to which James, as a licensed attorney, is bound.”
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House GOP’s Stefanik Files Ethics Complaint Against NY AG James Over Trump Case
Published February 13, 2024
Elise Stefanik, House Republican Conference Chairwoman, files an ethics complaint against NY AG Letitia James. Stefanik alleges James’s personal vendetta and violations of professional conduct in the civil fraud case against Donald Trump. The complaint calls for an immediate suspension and ethics investigation.
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik takes a stand against New York Attorney General Letitia James, filing an ethics complaint over her handling of the civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump.
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RELATED: Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against New York attorney general over Trump case
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Published February 13, 2024
WASHINGTON — House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik has filed a complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her multimillion-dollar civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump, NBC News has exclusively learned.
Stefanik, R-N.Y., alleges that James is “conducting a biased investigation and prosecution” of Trump and “attacking” him through “extrajudicial statements,” her letter to the New York Committee on Professional Standards says.
She also argues that James made “highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments on social media” and asks that the Attorney Grievance Committee investigate James and issue consequences, such as disbarring or suspending her.
Stefanik, a staunch ally of Trump’s who is seen as a potential running mate, has filed multiple ethics complaints against judges associated with cases against Trump or the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In November, she filed an ethics complaint against state Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the New York civil fraud case against Trump, and the following month she filed a complaint against U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, based in Washington, D.C., who has overseen Jan. 6-related cases.
