A right-leaning watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James following last week’s dismissal of her mortgage fraud case.
The Center to Advance Security in America filed the complaint, which was sent Friday to the Manhattan and Bronx-focused Attorney Grievance Committee, the New York Post reported.
The group is requesting New York legal officials to investigate Ms. James for potential “illegal and dishonest conduct” related to her federal case over alleged mortgage fraud.
“Fraud, misrepresentation, honesty and trustworthiness are all factors that the Rules of Professional Conduct expressly factor when weighing whether to discipline an attorney,” wrote Curtis Schube, the group’s director of research and policy.
It is the second complaint the group has filed in recent weeks against Trump critics who faced prosecutions from the Department of Justice. The group filed a complaint against former FBI Director James B. Comey in October.
That ethics complaint targeted Mr. Comey in New York and Virginia, since he is a licensed attorney in both states. It came after Mr. Comey was indicted in September for allegedly making false statements to Congress by claiming he never authorized leaks to the media while leading the FBI.
It was later reported that he had worked with a friend and law professor who spoke to the media to defend Mr. Comey and the agency.
A federal judge last week dismissed the charges against Mr. Comey and Ms. James, ruling that the U.S. attorney who brought both cases was not lawfully appointed.
U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, a Clinton appointee, ruled Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Virginia.
Ms. James had been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud related to a home she bought in Norfolk, Virginia. She allegedly claimed it was her primary residence to benefit from a lower interest rate.
Ms. James and Mr. Comey denied any wrongdoing.
