James Comey Case

The Justice Department has filed notices of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit after U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie tossed the indictments of James Comey and New York AG Letitia James on the ground that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed, and DOJ is publicly defending Halligan’s role—naming her on appeals and designating her a “special” attorney while insisting she remains in office. DOJ argues the appointments and charges were lawful (and denies any vindictive or selective motive), but its path to re‑charging is now complicated by judges’ blistering criticism of prosecutorial missteps, orders to turn over grand‑jury materials, a separate court’s temporary block on using seized Daniel Richman communications, and grand juries twice declining to re‑indict James amid looming statute‑of‑limitations questions.