Trump's prosecutor for Upstate NY says judges want him to stay on the job. Judges: Not so fast [View all]
Source: msn/Syracuse.com
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Interim U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III set off a firestorm Friday when he told a TV station that a panel of federal judges decided he should remain on the job as the top federal prosecutor for Upstate New York.
But a panel of nine U.S. District Court judges for the Northern District of New York quickly refuted Sarcone’s claim that they agreed to extend his appointment beyond the 120-day limit for interim appointees. “The board of judges of the Northern District of New York has taken no action with respect to U.S. Attorney Sarcone,” the judges said late Friday afternoon in a rare public statement about a personnel matter.
Under a federal statute, the judges have the power to extend the appointment of an interim U.S. attorney or remove that person from the job if the president has not nominated a replacement after 120 days.
Sarcone’s term expires next week. At that time, federal judges can appoint someone else to the post in the absence of action by President Donald Trump or the Justice Department. The panel of federal judges met June 27 but did not announce any decision. Sarcone did not respond to several requests for an interview from syracuse.com | The Post-Standard over the past two weeks.
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