A federal grand jury refused Thursday to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The grand jury rejected the Justice Department’s second attempt to bring mortgage-fraud charges just 10 days after a federal judge tossed the original case, according to CNN. Another source told CNN that the decision should not be interpreted as a clean win for James, saying the department could ask a third grand jury to consider the allegations.
The case took a decisive turn late last month when U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan had been unlawfully appointed. Currie dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and James, both of whom said Halligan lacked lawful authority.
Currie wrote that Halligan’s appointment was “invalid,” rendering any indictments she presented unenforceable. She dismissed the cases without prejudice, leaving the Justice Department free to refile charges in the future.
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