{"id":176643,"date":"2025-11-25T12:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=176643"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:33:12","slug":"federal-judge-dismisses-cases-against-james-comey-and-letitia-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=176643","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cameron McGowan Currie, a federal district judge, dismissed the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, arguing that the appointment of the U.S. attorney pushing these cases was “illegal.” The charges were dismissed without prejudice, so the administration can press the charges again once they have an attorney who meets Currie’s requirements. The Justice Department plans to appeal this ruling.<\/p>\n

From ABC News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the grounds that the appointment of the U.S. attorney who brought the indictments was invalid.<\/p>\n

The judge dismissed the charges without prejudice, meaning the cases could potentially be refiled by an appropriately appointed U.S. attorney.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie concluded that the appointment of Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unconstitutional and that her actions bringing the case were “unlawful” and “ineffective.”<\/p>\n

“Because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey’s motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, sought the indictment of Comey and James over the objections of career prosecutors after Trump forced out previous U.S. attorney Erik Siebert who sources said had resisted bringing the cases.<\/p>\n

Halligan, who had no experience as a prosecutor, sought the indictment after Trump, in a social media post, called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to act “NOW!!!” to prosecute Comey, James and Rep. Adam Schiff.<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters following the decision that the Justice Department would be appealing the ruling “very soon.”<\/p>\n

“It is our position that Lindsey Halligan is extremely qualified for this position, but more importantly, was legally appointed to it,” Leavitt said.<\/p>\n

Comey pleaded not guilty in October to one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, amid what critics call Trump’s campaign of retribution against his perceived political foes.<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance has said any such prosecutions are “driven by law and not by politics.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faulders, K., Mallin, A., & Charalambous, P. (2025, November 24). Judge tosses indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. ABC News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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