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Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid
Judge Schofield ruled Sarcone’s actions void due to lack of Senate confirmation, aligning with other courts rejecting Trump administration appointees’ authority.
- Disqualifying John Sarcone, U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield denied his Oct. 2 request to compel the IRS to disclose tax returns, citing lack of authority.
- The Trump administration's appointment tactics led federal judges to find Sarcone and others bypassed U.S. Senate confirmation, with Schofield ruling Sarcone lacked lawful authority to act.
- The application remains sealed and it's unclear who filed the Oct. 2 request, while Schofield noted only officials holding specific positions, such as U.S. attorneys, can seek that tax information.
- Voiding Sarcone's acts, Schofield ruled he was not lawfully acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, and the denial of the IRS order limits prosecutors handling the criminal investigation.
- Amid a growing number of rulings nationwide, courts in New Jersey, Nevada and California found similarly installed acting U.S. attorneys lacked authority, while Carl Tobias said, `It does seem like more and more courts are coming around to this view,`.
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The Hamilton SpectatorJudge again rules Trump-era prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid
A judge who ruled a Trump administration prosecutor was serving unlawfully also rejected his bid to obtain tax return information in a criminal investigation. The judge says the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York lacked authority.…
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Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid
A judge who ruled a Trump administration prosecutor was serving unlawfully also rejected his bid to obtain tax return information in a criminal investigation.
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