A Demofiend federal judge in Virginia did exactly what I predicted by dismissing charges today against fellow Demofiends James Comey, former FBI Director, and Letitia James, current New York Attorney General..
Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, a Clinton appointee, threw out the charges because, she ruled, they were filed by an illegally appointed prosecutor. The prosecutor in this case is former Trump personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan
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“I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Ms. James’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside,” Currie ruled. A seprate ruling absolved Comey of charges.
Halligan was personally appointed by President Trump, bypassing a Senate confirmation vote, meaning Currie’s decision probably has merit.
Nonetheless, had this appointment window not been open, I’m sure either the judge or a jury would eventually have absolved James and Comey of their charges.
James was facing mortgage fraud charges, and Comey charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a Congressional proceeding.
The decision can be appealed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
