ByAlison Durkee,
Forbes Staff.
After a federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey on Monday, speculation grew over whether the government could try a second time to indict the longtime Trump critic—though it’s unclear whether that will be allowed under rules around the statute of limitations.
Prosecutors could face challenges trying to re-indict Comey, whose criminal charges were dismissed Monday — along with those facing New York Attorney General Letitia James —after U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed.
The charges against Comey were based on comments he made to Congress in 2020, and the statute of limitations on that testimony expired Sept. 30.
