Lawyer calls for attorney general to step aside from Cornell case

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 13:12 · Archive

An attorney for accused Cornell students has called for New York Attorney General Letitia James to step aside from an investigation.

An attorney for one of the accused Cornell students has called for New York Attorney General Letitia James to step aside from an investigation into an alleged sexual assault case. The lawyer contends that James has demonstrated bias against the accused students through her prior public statements, which appeared to support the accuser.

James has not yet responded to the recusal request. The grounds for the motion centre on whether the Attorney General's previous comments have compromised her ability to oversee a fair and impartial investigation into the alleged assault.

How it is being reported

• Lawyer for one of the Cornell 7 calls for Letitia James to step down from investigationNew York Post · 5 Oct, 12:56
• Attorney for accused Cornell student calls on Letitia James to step aside over prior commentsFox News · 5 Oct, 02:56

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