Overview
- Federal Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed the indictments after finding acting EDVA U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan lacked lawful authority to bring the cases.
- Lindsey Halligan, a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump with no prior prosecutorial experience, was installed after veteran prosecutor Erik Siebert declined to pursue charges.
- The court’s rulings focused on procedural authority rather than the underlying allegations, leaving the Justice Department the option to refile under a properly authorized prosecutor.
- The department and the White House said they will appeal the dismissals, which were entered without prejudice.
- Potential obstacles include reports that limitations may have expired for some Comey counts and prior judicial findings of investigative and legal errors in the Comey matter.