Overview
- U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Attorney General Pam Bondi exceeded her authority under the 120‑day statute, finding Lindsey Halligan’s interim appointment unlawful and setting aside all actions she took.
- The dismissals were entered without prejudice, and the Justice Department and the White House signaled plans to appeal the decision.
- Any attempt to refile against James Comey faces timing hurdles because the statute of limitations on his charges has likely run.
- Judges scrutinizing the Comey case cited incomplete grand jury records and investigative missteps, and the Justice Department acknowledged the final indictment was not presented to the grand jury.
- Halligan, a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump with no prior prosecutorial experience, was installed after Erik Siebert’s departure and following Trump’s public calls to prosecute Comey and Letitia James.