House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) has filed a complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump.
“Today, I filed a bar complaint against NY Attorney General Letitia James (D) for violating the Rules of Professional Conduct by conducting a biased investigation and prosecution of President Trump,” her post said.
Stefanik argued the investigation and trial into Trump are “matters of enormous public interest and concern.” She argued that while James has First Amendment rights to speak freely, she is subject to special rules under the state’s professional conduct for licensed attorneys.
The complaint was first reported by NBC News.
“It has 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 violated the Rules of Professional Conduct to which James, as a licensed attorney, is bound,” she said in an emailed statement.
James sued Trump in 2022, claiming the former President falsely altered his net worth on financial statements to receive tax and insurance benefits for the Trump Organization. Judge Arthur Engoron ruled Trump committed fraud, but he is expected to issue an “early to mid February” ruling in the $370 million civil fraud case.
The New York lawmaker also argued James made “highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments on social media.”
“In just the first five weeks of the trial that began in October 2023–before I stopped counting–Ms. James made over 50 highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments on social media,” the letter said.
Stefanik has asked the Attorney Grievance Committee to investigate James and issue consequences, which could mean disbarring or suspending her. She called for James to be “suspended on an interim basis” and then recommended she be “disbarred or suspended.”
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