"I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Ms. James's indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside,"
"a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps"
"baseless."
"personal spite"
Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed both cases without prejudice. She concluded that all actions flowing from Lindsey Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Ms. James's indictment, constituted unlawful exercises of executive power and had to be set aside. Comey had been charged with lying to Congress in 2020 and obstructing their proceeding; he pleaded not guilty. James faced bank fraud and false-statement charges and pleaded not guilty, calling the case "baseless." The Justice Department rushed Comey's indictment before the statute of limitations expired. Trump removed U.S. attorney Erik Siebert and installed Halligan, who lacks prosecutorial experience. Judge Fitzpatrick warned of "a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps."
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