By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday said her legal team plans to ask a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges against her on the grounds that the U.S. Attorney in Eastern Virginia who obtained the indictment was unlawfully appointed, according to a court filing.

James’ legal team made the move the day before James is scheduled to be arraigned in the U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, where she is expected to plead not guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution.

Lindsey Halligan was appointed by President Donald Trump last month as U.S. Attorney for Virginia’s Eastern District, after her predecessor was forced out of his job after he expressed concerns with the

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