Leader Schumer Statement On Federal Judge’s Ruling That U.S. Attorney John Sarcone Is Serving Unlawfully In The Northern District Of New York

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released the following statement on a federal judge ruling John Sarcone was unlawfully serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York:

“A federal judge has confirmed what was obvious from the start: John Sarcone — with no prosecutorial experience — was not just unqualified, he was unlawfully serving as U.S. Attorney. The Trump administration tried to cut corners, ignore the law, and bypass the Senate — and the court shut it down.

“The people of the Northern District of New York deserve a qualified, independent prosecutor, not a political loyalist. Today’s ruling is a clear rebuke of Donald Trump’s disregard for the rule of law.”

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