A legal defense fund tapped by Attorney General Letitia James is redirecting some donations after experts said the arrangement is an ethical quagmire. The Democratic Attorneys General Association, which supports Democratic attorneys general and candidates across the country, established the defense fund two weeks before James was indicted in October. COELIG, the state ethics commission, last month amended its advisory opinion about the legal defense fund and its opacity. James’s spokesperson Alexis Richards said the attorney general hasn’t recused herself from any cases related to her legal defense. Transparency advocates have said there should be strict standards on legal defense funds to avoid possible conflicts.