A federal judge has dismissed the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, The Hill reported. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who was prosecuting the cases, thereby invalidating the cases.
Two of Trump's main enemies are safe for now, according to the judge's ruling. Still, the decision says nothing of the substance of the cases against Comey and James, but rather about the way the Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed the replacement instead of the judges as required after the interim appointment expired.
"In light of these principles, I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside," Currie wrote. She said the same thing in her ruling for James.
Because both cases were dismissed without prejudice, the Justice Department is free to refile the exact charges with a different prosecutor. It's unknown what the Trump administration will do, but the fact remains that Trump has a right to justice after what they did to him.
Trump has been having difficulty getting his judicial picks through, so he has attempted to sidestep the usual process. Nevertheless, Bondi has made it clear that she will not give up on pursuing those she and many others believe unlawfully pursued Trump.
"We’ll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal, to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct. I’m not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime," Bondi said, according to Fox News.
"His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust," she added. Comey was accused of obstructing a congressional inquiry and making false statements to Congress stemming from his 2018 testimony. The former FBI head was asked about the evidence used in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation that allowed the government to spy on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
The claim that Trump was colluding with Russia to help get him elected dogged him for his entire presidency, and it appeared to some as an attempt to take down Trump. Meanwhile, Comey claims that the September 2025 indictment against him was "a political hit job, not a pursuit of justice."
Comey claims he answered Congress's questions in a way that was "truthful to be the best of my recollection" and claims he is innocent. Letitia James, who was being prosecuted for mortgage fraud, has similarly claimed her innocence and was pleased at the judge's decision.
James was accused of lying about the use of the homes she purchased, allegedly declaring two different homes as her primary residences to obtain more favorable interest rates. Prosecutors claim that James benefited from an additional $19,000 over the entirety of the loans.
After her case was dismissed, James celebrated on her official government page with an official statement. "I am heartened by today’s victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country. I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day," she claimed.
She is also claiming to be the victim of exactly what she did to Trump. According to the New York Post, James went after Trump for allegedly inflating the value of his business assets to obtain loans, and he was fined a whopping $500 million.
However, that judgment was eventually appealed, and Trump was vindicated in his assertion that this was a "fake case" against him. "I had a victory today. You know, they stole $550 million from me with a fake case, and it was overturned," Trump said in October 2024 when he won his appeal.
Comey and James seemingly tried to destroy Trump's political life and perhaps even ruin him financially, but Trump was vindicated in the end. Now they're off the hook again for their alleged crimes, but it's unlikely that Trump will back off after they did so much in an effort to ruin him.
