DOJ fails again to get grand jury to indict New York AG Letitia James, a Trump target

DOJ fails again to get grand jury to indict New York AG Letitia James, a Trump target

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Oct. 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Federal prosecutors on Thursday for the … Read more

Trump pushes for top prosecutor nominee Halligan after judge tosses Comey, James cases

Trump pushes for top prosecutor nominee Halligan after judge tosses Comey, James cases

President Donald Trump is pressing to get Lindsey Halligan confirmed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, weeks after criminal cases against his foes James Comey and Letitia James were dismissed because of Halligan’s involvement in their prosecutions. But her nomination faces a likely fatal obstacle from the tradition of so-called blue slips, … Read more

Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases over ‘unlawful’ prosecutor appointment

Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases over ‘unlawful’ prosecutor appointment

NY Attorney General Letitia and Former FBI Director James Comey. Michael M. Santiago | Cheriss May | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who brought both indictments, was … Read more

Judge hints at Comey indictment dismissal, orders DOJ to release grand jury material

Judge hints at Comey indictment dismissal, orders DOJ to release grand jury material

FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Cheriss May | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal magistrate judge on Monday raised the possibility that the criminal indictment against former FBI director James Comey on … Read more