Ibrahim Khan, the chief of staff for New York Attorney General Letitia James, is under investigation for misconduct and has resigned from his post.
Khan, who has been a close political adviser to James for almost a decade, said in a Dec. 2 statement that he had already planned to depart from the post by Dec. 31, which marks the end of James’ first term, according to The New York Times. James was reelected for a second term in November. The resignation is “unrelated” to an investigation that he claimed found “no workplace misconduct.”
In a statement, James’ office confirmed the resignation. “The Office of Attorney General has protocols in place to thoroughly investigate any allegation of misconduct,” the statement said….}