sheetsadam1 — 4 months ago(November 24, 2025 07:26 PM)

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/trump-comey-case-charges-dismissed-judge
A federal judge on Monday tossed the Justice Department's cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling the appointment of President Trump's hand-picked prosecutor was invalid.
The decision is a major rebuke of the retribution campaign against Trump's longtime enemies.
Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed both cases without prejudice.
"I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Ms. James's indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside," she wrote in an order in James' case.
She reached the same conclusion in Comey's case.
"I am heartened by today's victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country," James said in a statement on the judge approving her motion to dismiss the indictment.
"I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day."
Trump's Justice Department had rushed to secure Comey's indictment ahead of the statute of limitations that has since passed.
Comey pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to Congress during a 2020 hearing and obstructed the proceeding.
James was charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. She also pleaded not guilty and has called the case "baseless."
Trump ousted U.S. attorney Erik Siebert, who had failed to bring a case against Comey or James.
The administration then replaced Siebert with Lindsey Halligan, who had previously worked for Trump. She is now serving as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite having no prosecutorial experience.
Lawyers for Comey and James argued that Halligan's appointment violated the Constitution's Appointments Clause and the U.S. code governing U.S. attorney vacancies.
While the attorney general may choose an interim U.S. attorney to serve for 120 days, James' and Comey's attorneys argued that the window already expired.
They said that meant the district court, not Attorney General Pam Bondi, should have appointed an interim U.S. attorney.
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