Judge Dismisses Comey, Letitia James Indictments Over Invalid Prosecutor Appointment; DOJ to Appeal

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the cases — Lindsey Halligan — was never lawfully appointed to serve as interim U.S. attorney.Judge Cameron McGowan Currie of the U.S. District Court for South Carolina held that “all actions” flowing from Halligan’s appointment as