Bar complaint demands Letitia James exit Cornell 7 case

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn anti-corruption group wants New York's attorney general off a case. That's the one-sentence version.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOff which case, Hank?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Cornell 7 case. The group filed a bar complaint against Letitia James, the state's attorney general.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA bar complaint. Like, a lawyer bar?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe lawyers' kind. A complaint to the body that oversees attorney conduct. No drinks involved.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAw, shame.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post reported the group says she should exit because of a post she wrote before becoming special prosecutor.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBefore the job. So, an old post.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYes. The Daily Wire frames it as her facing an ethics complaint over her Cornell 7 comments.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat did the post say?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe reports we have don't spell that out, so we won't guess. It's not clear yet.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFair. So who does this touch?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMainly the people in the case, and anyone watching whether prosecutors can be seen as impartial. That's the whole fight.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorImpartial. Big word.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne side says a prosecutor who has already spoken on a case can't look fair. That's the argument.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the other side?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe haven't heard her response in these reports. Usually it's that a complaint is only an accusation, and nothing is proven.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo nobody's won anything.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCorrect. Next, watch whether the bar acts on it, and whether she answers publicly. Neither is clear yet.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWow. So everybody's old posts are suddenly evidence?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorToday, apparently. A group wants an attorney general off a case over one.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorShould I delete mine?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip, I haven't posted since dial-up. My record is spotless, and nobody can find it.