Judge throws out James Comey and Letitia James indictments after ruling Lindsey Halligan unlawfully appointed

A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, ruling that President Donald Trump's interim U.S. attorney in Virginia had no constitutional authority to bring either case.

Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie issued back-to-back orders invalidating every action taken by Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal lawyer-turned-federal prosecutor, after finding that her appointment violated federal law and the appointments clause. The cases were consolidated for the purpose of deciding whether Halligan's authority was lawful...