A federal judge in eastern Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who brought both indictments, was invalidly appointed.

The attorney handling the case was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.

Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney general

A federal judge in eastern Virginia on Monday dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey…

Un giudice federale americano ha archiviato il caso contro l'ex direttore dell'Fbi James Comey e la procuratrice di New York Letitia James ritenendo non valida la nomina, da parte…

Un giudice federale americano ha archiviato il caso contro l'ex direttore dell'Fbi James Comey e la procuratrice di New York Letitia James ritenendo non valida la nomina, da parte…

The orders make Lindsey Halligan the latest Trump administration prosecutor to be disqualified because of the manner in which they were appointed.

U.S. Judge dismisses criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, citing illegal prosecutor appointment by Trump administration.

A judge ordered that charges against Trump targets, James Comey and Letitia James, be dismissed because the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.

The court found that lawyer Lindsey Halligan had been illegally appointed to her role as acting US attorney under Trump.

The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.

A federal judge threw out criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of Comey and James, declaring them "guilty as hell".

"I am ... grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country," the New York attorney general said.

Lindsey Halligan, who Trump named the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September, had 'no lawful authority to present the indictment' against the former…

Federal judge calls justice department’s actions ‘unlawful exercises of executive power’ because prosecutor was unlawfully appointed

Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general

The government could appeal or attempt to retry the cases after a judge threw out the indictments

Legal victories for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James don't mean they're in the clear just yet.