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Cases were dismissed due to unlawful appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan; DOJ plans to appeal and may refile indictments depending on legal rulings.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James after ruling Lindsey Halligan lacked lawful authority due to expired interim limits.
- Shortly after Erik Siebert resigned amid pressure to prosecute Comey and James, Lindsey Halligan, interim U.S. attorney and former Trump lawyer, brought the cases.
- Defense lawyers pointed to grand‑jury irregularities after a hearing last week revealed the full grand jury never reviewed James Comey's final indictment, which included false‑statement and obstruction charges tied to his 2020 testimony.
- Because Currie dismissed the cases without prejudice, prosecutors can seek new indictments, and the Department of Justice said it will appeal soon under federal law allowing six months for refiling.
- To proceed, a new prosecutor must be confirmed by the Senate or appointed by district court judges, and any appeal would go to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, possibly reaching the Supreme Court.
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Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases | News Channel 3-12
By Casey Gannon, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases. A judge decided Monday that interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan didn’t have a prosecutor’s authority when she secured the grand jury indictments that Presid…
Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases
By Casey Gannon, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases. A judge decided Monday that interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan didn’t have a prosecutor’s authority when she secured the grand jury indictments that Presid…
Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases
By Casey Gannon, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases. A judge decided Monday that interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan didn’t have a prosecutor’s authority when she secured the grand jury indictments that Presid…
Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases
A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases.
Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases
A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases.
Dismissal of Comey, James cases won’t be the final word. Here’s what the path ahead may look like
A federal judge’s dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney Letitia James, two political foes of President Donald Trump, won’t be the final word on the matter.
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