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Can state AGs prosecute federal crimes, like this one?


No, but if it affects someone in the state there's usually something to get them on.


My understanding is that anyone can sue anyone in theory. Ideally, yes.

In practice, the State AG's are one of the most respectable powers to sue for a federal law being broken, which would then go to federal court. Ideally the SCOTUS would step in itself and injunction all this stuff so it doesn't get to this point, but Trump sure is working them overtime.




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