Overview
- Jurors in Norfolk, Virginia, returned a rare “no true bill” after prosecutors re-presented the case less than two weeks after the original charges were thrown out.
- Different prosecutors, not Lindsey Halligan, brought the revised presentation, and the Justice Department declined to comment on the grand jury proceedings.
- Sources said prosecutors may seek another indictment, noting the government retains procedural avenues to try again despite Thursday’s result.
- Judge Cameron McGowan Currie previously ruled that actions taken by interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan were invalid due to a 120‑day limit on interim appointments, voiding earlier indictments of James and James Comey.
- James has denied wrongdoing and called the case politically driven; prosecutors had alleged she mischaracterized a 2020 Norfolk property to obtain a better mortgage rate worth roughly $18,000 to $19,000, while any Comey recharging faces statute‑of‑limitations hurdles flagged by the court.