U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie has dismissed the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, under the grounds that U.S Attorney Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed to the role of prosecutor when she secured the grand jury indictments. [SEE RULING HERE]
James Comey was charged with lying to and obstructing Congress, relating to his 2020 Senate testimony about the FBI’s investigation into President Trump and Russia. Letitia James was charged with bank fraud and making false statements.
WASHINGTON – […] U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie concluded that Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia violated laws that limit the ability of the Justice Department to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.
“Ms. Halligan has been unlawfully serving in that role since September 22, 2025,” Currie concluded in opinions simultaneously filed Monday in both cases. “All actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment … constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside.”
However, Currie dismissed the cases “without prejudice.” That could allow prosecutors to attempt to obtain new grand jury indictments in each case. But Comey’s attorneys have already indicated that they will argue that he cannot be re-indicted because the statute of limitations in his case expired on Sept. 30. And Currie agreed that the deadline had passed without a valid indictment. (more)
Coughing!! Bullshit! More coughing!
Bondi’s DOJ blows a hole in their own foot; she’s hopping mad now.
Book her on Fox….again.
Pray that “the scales” fall from President Trumps eyes where Wiles, and Bondi are concerned.
At what point is anyone going to understand…that.. this is all bread and circus.. meant to simply keep people enraged, demoralized and distracted
Trump has already made peace with those who tried to destroy/kill him… He doesn’t care about any of this stuff… These show prosecutions are simply meant to show to the base that “The DoJ is taking action!!!” Except it doesn’t
None of the Deep State actors are going to jail…not with the DoJ in charge of their prosecution
The American legal system has once again been revealed to be a protector of the powerful and their interests .. no way to deny or sugar coat it
I’m shocked at this news. Not.
The law states (can’t remember the code) “if an indictment is dismissed for ANY CAUSE and the statue expires the government has 6 months to reindict”.
Another Bondi bullseye.
More like “another Bondi black eye”.
What on earth is she still doing in this position???
Our country is lawless.
Yes, it is for “special people.”
For non-special people,” the law applies.
Shell get hers.
How many years have we been playing this “I want to see justice done” game? I don’t think it’s ever gonna happen.
Is it 8644 or 8646? I forget.
Perhaps that’s why Halligan was appointed.
Good point, knowing Bondi’s history and her current deep-state status . . .
Past time – replace Bondi with Powell – if, you want to see results.
REPLACE with anyone with a pulse and NOT a dream/goal to be on FN EVERDAY.
This has become embarrassing and ridiculous at this point. Trump has to see the big picture with her and Patel.
Patel can certainly travel with his ‘piece’ across the country to a race over the weekend. He can GET THAT DONE.
Little else.
Midterms gonna be a bloodbath.
I see a judicial conflict in VA. This judge rules she is illegally in that role, which means that the VA judiciary has left that seat vacant since 9/22, failing in their duty to appoint a new AG for the Eastern District. So, which is true?
There was an interim appointment (not Senate approved). He resigned then Halligan was a second interim appointment.
The precedents cited in the ruling are clear: The legality of interim appointments ends after 120 days. That’s combined. You can’t start over with each new appointment. Obviously, that would be abused — just keep making new interim appointments to avoid the Senate.
All that said, my understanding is that she can hold the office while waiting for a truly confirmed candidate to get through the Senate, and she can even do most things. But for some things, you need someone legally appointed to be involved.
One guy following the case closely claimed that they could have just had someone who was legally appointed from anywhere in the DOJ overseeing and signing the important documents. I can’t verify the accuracy of that.
What I can say is this is on Bondi, first and foremost. Then on Trump for listening to Wiles, Bondi’s lobbyist buddy, and appointing her. Bondi continues to be unimpressive to me. What I see is a news face with no real legal chops. Gaetz would have nailed this IMO.
Rookie mistake by Bondi and her DOJ!!! Clown level!
a blown lead in the 4th Qtr.
Time for a Revolution…… Militia’s mount up! They make the rules, change them when suits them only. Rigged beyond repair.
It truly is time for a mass revolution.
I tried, not very hard, to see what exactly was “unlawful” and don’t see much discussion other than it was ruled so and she went after those two because she used to be Trump’s personal attorney and is/was carrying out his unfounded revenge.
Can anyone elaborate if the administration will be successful on appeal? and what’s the difference if her appointment was illegal and Jack Smith’s prosecution — also found to be unlawful?
I doubt the appeal will go anywhere. The legal appointment part is pretty clear, with precedent rulings. DOJ just s**t the bed on that one.
The good news is there’s a 6 month window to re-file, even if the statute of limitations is now up. They have to start over with a new grand jury since Halligan resided over the grand jury. Maybe this time they can get Comey indicted on all three counts (only two before).
A smart DOJ would see the opportunity here to do much better. Not convinced “smart” and “Bondi” go anywhere near together though. Let’s face it: She’s a lousy AG.
I don’t think that Jack Smith was legally appointed. He wasn’t a member of the DOJ. Was he confirmed??
Is anyone really surprised by this? I’m not.
Michael Hoffman calls it the Revelation of the Method wherein part of the acclimation process involves parading no-brainer crimunals in front of you, only to have some invisible ‘Gd-like’ force sweep in and subvert the course of justice at the 11th hour. Continual demoralization at the hands of a seemingly omniscient power (the god of this World, 2 Corinthians 4:4) breaks down the will of the resisters. Keep the faith.