"Last night, those texts reappeared in a Motion to Enforce Rules Prohibiting the Government's Extrajudicial Disclosures filed by James's lawyer, the ubiquitous Abbe Lowell along with local counsel Andrew Bosse. Calling the messages a "stunning disclosure of internal government information," the motion notes that the exchange appears to violate FRCrP 6(e), 28 C.F.R. § 50.2, EDVA Local Criminal Rule 57.1, ABA Model Rule 3.8 laying out the Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor, and the Justice Manual."
"It's a helluva way to start the initial appearance! James requested that the court order the prosecution to knock off the extrajudicial disclosures, preserve all communications, and "maintain a log of all contact between any government attorney or agent on this case and any member of the news media or press concerning this case." They also noticed their intent to move to disqualify "purported interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan""
Letitia James was arraigned in Norfolk on mortgage-fraud charges while prosecutors face scrutiny over communications. Lindsey Halligan served as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and sent Signal messages to Lawfare editor Anna Bower reacting to a New York Times story and noting a belated need to say "off the record." Those messages were filed in a Motion to Enforce Rules Prohibiting the Government's Extrajudicial Disclosures by James's lawyers Abbe Lowell and Andrew Bosse. The motion calls the messages a "stunning disclosure of internal government information," cites multiple rule and policy violations, notes that auto-deleting messages may breach federal records laws, requests preservation of communications and a log of media contacts, and signals intent to move to disqualify Lindsey Halligan.
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