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A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases brought against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James, two prominent foes of United States President Donald Trump.
Judge Cameron Currie threw out both cases on the grounds that the prosecutor handpicked by Trump, who brought the charges, was unlawfully appointed.
Comey, 64, was charged in September with making false statements to Congress in what has been widely seen as a campaign of retribution by Trump against his political opponents.

James, a 67-year-old Democrat known for his successful prosecution of Donald Trump on fraud charges, was indicted the following month. The charges against him include one count of bank fraud and another for making false statements to a financial institution.

A woman wearing a black zipper over a red top is speaking in front of the US flag.

Attorneys representing New York Attorney General Letitia James have argued that the charges against her by the Trump administration are rooted in “outrageous government conduct” and have labeled these fraud accusations as “unconstitutional.”

The indictments were initiated by Lindsey Halligan, a relatively inexperienced prosecutor who had previously served as a personal attorney to Trump. Her role in this case has raised eyebrows given her close ties to the former president.

Top federal prosecutors are generally subject to Senate confirmation and Currie ruled Halligan was unlawfully appointed.
“The attorney general’s attempt to install Ms Halligan as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid,” the judge said.
“And because Ms Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr Comey’s motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice.”

She made a similar ruling in James’ case.

Dismissing the indictment without prejudice leaves open the possibility that the charges could be refiled, although the statute of limitations in the Comey case may have expired.
Comey and James also sought to have the indictments dismissed on the grounds they were a vindictive prosecution. Those arguments were heard by a different judge.
Another Trump critic, his former national security adviser John Bolton, has been indicted on 18 counts of transmitting and retaining classified information.
Comey was appointed to head the FBI by then-president Barack Obama in 2013 and was fired by Trump in 2017.
The charges against Comey came days after Trump publicly urged Bondi to take action against the former FBI director and others he views as enemies — a stunning departure from the principle that the justice department must be free from White House pressure.
Since taking office in January, Trump has taken a number of punitive measures against perceived enemies, purging government officials he deemed disloyal, targeting law firms involved in past cases against him, and pulling federal funding from universities.

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