Well, well, well. It looks like former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James just got a lucky break, courtesy of a federal judge who decided the real problem wasn’t what they were allegedly caught doing—but who brought the case against them.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie tossed out both of their indictments, not because Comey and James were innocent, mind you, but because the prosecutor who filed the charges, Lindsey Halligan, was supposedly “unlawfully” serving as interim U.S. attorney. You read that right. Not a ruling on guilt or innocence—just a technicality over paperwork.
Judge Currie wrote in her order that the appointment of Halligan as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid, and therefore she had no authority to present the indictments. The result? Two major players from the anti-Trump legal hit parade get to walk—for now.
Let’s rewind. Halligan, previously part of Donald Trump’s legal team and appointed by President Trump himself, had replaced former U.S. attorney Erik Siebert. Siebert, who reportedly led investigations into both Comey and James, stepped down before filing charges. Halligan took over and moved the cases forward. That is, until a federal judge decided she had no business doing so.
The DOJ had charged Comey back in September with giving false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding—stemming from his 2020 testimony about how he handled the FBI’s investigation into the supposed Russian election interference in 2016. You remember that story. The one that kept CNN running on fumes for three years. The same investigation that mysteriously always came up empty, except when it came to making Trump look like a cartoon villain.
There is overwhelming evidence former FBI Director James Comey lied to Congress and obstructed a Senate investigation into Crossfire Hurricane—the biggest scandal in American history.
There is overwhelming evidence New York Attorney General Tish James lied on her mortgage… pic.twitter.com/sDDwe8vDHx
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) November 24, 2025
As for Letitia James? She was indicted in October over allegedly securing a mortgage on a home in Virginia using a loan she wasn’t entitled to. The catch? James claimed the home was her primary residence—even though she was actively serving as New York’s attorney general, a role that, surprise, surprise, requires you to live in New York. According to prosecutors, she snagged better loan terms by bending the truth, and then let a relative live in the house instead. But don’t worry, she says it’s all a misunderstanding.
Of course, both Comey and James have denied any wrongdoing, because that’s what they do. And the usual headlines will now run with “Charges Dropped Against Comey, James” while quietly omitting the part about the judge’s decision being based solely on the prosecutor’s appointment status—not on the evidence itself.
The decision is a definite blow to the Trump administration’s Department of Justice, which has been turning up the heat on several former political opponents. The cases could still be refiled, or the DOJ might appeal the ruling. But for now, Comey and James get a breather—and maybe just enough time to call in a few favors before the hammer drops again.
Dismissal of James Comey and Letitia James cases is NOT based on the merits.
This is a technical ruling that will be appealed. Expect the cases to be refiled and to move forward eventually.
This dismissal is likely only a delay of the inevitable.pic.twitter.com/NzJOMgbxWF
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 24, 2025
President Trump, for his part, hasn’t been shy about his opinions of either Comey or James. But when asked if he had directed the DOJ to go after them, he brushed it off. “You don’t have to instruct them,” Trump said earlier this month. “They were so dirty, they were so crooked, they were so corrupt that the honest people we have … go after them automatically.”
Whether or not that’s true, one thing’s clear: the swamp isn’t drained just yet, but it definitely knows how to find the emergency exits.
