Accused Cornell student pushes to remove New York AG as special investigator
An attorney for the student pointed to one of Letitia James' social media posts.
One of the men accused in a "gang rape" at Cornell University is pushing to have New York Attorney General Letitia James thrown off the case, arguing that she "demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt" through a past social media post.
An attorney for student Gillio Lopes asked an Albany court to void Gov. Kathy Hochul's appointment of James as special prosecutor in the case, as well as force the appointment of a new prosecutor "who is free from actual or perceived conflicts of interest or bias."
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