"Everybody knows that James Comey lied to Congress, Leavitt said, after hearing the comments from the former FBI Director. It's as clear as day. And the judge took an unprecedented action to throw these cases out to shield James Comey and Letitia James of accountability based on a technical ruling. And we believe the attorney in this case, Lindsay Halligan, is not only extremely qualified but she was, in fact, legally appointed."
"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned former FBI Director James Comey Monday shortly after a federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's federal cases against him and New York Attorney General Letitia James that he might not want to pop the champagne cork just yet. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed the charges brought by Lindsey Halligan, who was appointed prosecutor shortly after Donald Trump demanded the Department of Justice investigate his political foes."
Karoline Leavitt warned James Comey after a federal judge dismissed federal cases against him and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that Lindsey Halligan was not lawfully serving as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia when she brought the cases. Comey was charged with lying to Congress and Letitia James was charged with mortgage fraud; both pleaded not guilty. Halligan was appointed after Donald Trump demanded DOJ investigate political foes and had no prosecutorial experience, a point the judge noted. Legal analysts flagged multiple procedural errors by Halligan. The White House called Halligan qualified and said the Department of Justice will appeal.
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