Overview
- U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed the cases against James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James without prejudice.
- Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia was deemed invalid, rendering her prosecutorial actions unlawful.
- Defense attorneys argued the statutory 120-day window for an interim U.S. attorney had expired, an argument the judge accepted.
- Prosecutors working under Halligan asserted Attorney General Pam Bondi had broad appointment authority and viewed the 120-day period as a review mechanism, a position the court rejected.
- Currie warned that a contrary ruling would let the executive send “any citizen off the street” to seek indictments, and CNN reported the Justice Department has been asked for comment.