The Donald Trump revenge tour beginning to resemble the Spın̈al Tap 1980 tour, but nothing has gotten more surreal than his pursuit of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
There have been a couple of developments
First Federal Judge Lorna Schofield has order a stop to all investigations of James, because the US Attorney running the investigation is not legally a US attorney.
There seems to be a lot of that.
A judge on Thursday barred the top federal prosecutor in Albany, N.Y., from any further involvement with a civil rights investigation into the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, in another setback for the Trump administration as it pursues Ms. James.
The prosecutor, John A. Sarcone III, can no longer lead the investigation after lawyers for Ms. James challenged the legitimacy of his appointment as they sought to quash subpoenas related to the matter, one of several inquiries that the Justice Department has mounted against the attorney general.
Mr. Sarcone, the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, remains in charge of the office, though the decision by the judge, Lorna G. Schofield, opens the possibility that Mr. Sarcone could be completely removed from the post.
It's the second case where things get weird. It appears that the failures to prosecute Letitia James have driven prosecutors insane, because they are now trying to find criminal activity through Ms. James hairdresser.
I know that they got Capone on tax evasion, but this reeks of desperation.
Federal prosecutors are investigating financial transactions involving the New York attorney general, Letitia James, and her longtime hairdresser, opening a new front in their pursuit of one of President Trump’s perceived enemies, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The hairdresser, Iyesata Marsh, has known Ms. James for years. Last month, Ms. Marsh was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the purchase of a Land Rover about three years ago. Court documents accuse Ms. Marsh and her nephew of using the identity and personal information of an unidentified woman in Ohio to buy the vehicle.
The investigation is still in its early stages, but prosecutors are interested in talking to Ms. Marsh about past financial transactions involving Ms. James or her campaign, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the inquiry.
It's clear what is going on here.
Prosecutors are trying to suborn perjury from Ms. Marsh.
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