On trials and objectives

US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/24/james-comey-letitia-james-charges-case-dismissed?CMP=share_btn_url

I conclude that the attorney general’s attempt to install Ms Halligan as Interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia was invalid and that Ms Halligan has been unlawfully serving in that role since September 22, 2025,” Currie, who was appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton, wrote in her opinion. She added that “all actions flowing from Ms Halligan’s defective appointment” were “unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside”.

Currie dismissed both cases “without prejudice”, which means the government could theoretically try to bring the charges again under a properly appointed US attorney. But it is unclear if they could even do that in Comey’s case because the statute of limitations for the crime he is charged with passed on 30 September 2025.

Trying ComeY again will meet the definition of “not smart.”