Federal Judge Tosses Indictments Against Comey and James Over Unqualified Prosecutor
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the charges were invalid because they were brought by an unqualified…
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the charges were invalid because they were brought by an unqualified U.S. attorney.
According to Fox News, Judge Cameron Currie, a Clinton appointee based in South Carolina, threw out the false statements charges against Comey and bank fraud charges against James without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could potentially refile them under a properly appointed attorney.
“I conclude that the Attorney General’s attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid and that Ms. Halligan has been unlawfully serving in that role since September 22, 2025,” Currie wrote.
The Department of Justice could appeal the decision or attempt to bring the charges under a different U.S. attorney.
The ruling comes after Currie had previously expressed skepticism about Halligan’s authority to bring the indictments.
Halligan, a former White House aide and insurance lawyer with no prior prosecutorial experience, acted alone in presenting the cases to a grand jury shortly after Trump removed the prior interim U.S. attorney, Erik Siebert.
Halligan also signed the indictments herself, without assistance from other Virginia prosecutors.