Letitia James' lawyer blasts DOJ official's 'bizarre' 'stunt' at New York AG's house

Abbe Lowell, a prominent white-collar lawyer representing James, told Martin in a letter obtained by Fox News that Martin's stop by the attorney general's residence in Brooklyn last week was a "truly bizarre, made-for-media stunt." 

"This orchestrated photo opportunity for your go-to media outlet, during an investigation, with the intent and/or result to prejudice Ms. James is outside the bounds of DOJ and ethics rules," Lowell wrote.

Lowell echoed that sentiment in his letter this week and noted that Martin made the unusual move of calling for James to resign amid his federal investigation into her.

"Just four days into your role, no search for facts or questions of law; instead, you twice called for Ms. James to resign," Lowell wrote. "DOJ has firm policies against using investigations and against using prosecutorial power for achieving political ends. This is ever more the case when that demand is made to seek political revenge against a public official in the opposite party of the Administration. Let me be clear: that will not happen here."

Martin called for James to step down in a letter to Lowell earlier this month, which Lowell said violated codes of conduct and court precedents.

Martin said a media leak of a letter Lowell wrote in April was "professionally unacceptable and personally insulting."

"To that end, I specifically ask that you redouble your efforts to not leak this confidential letter," Martin said. "I prefer not to have to move in court to stop you or your client from leaking."

A DOJ spokesperson and a representative for Lowell did not respond to a request for comment for this story.