Judge throws out cases against two of Trump’s political enemies
A US federal judge has dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The judge found that President Donald Trump's appointment of interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Alexandria, Virginia, was invalid.
Trump handpicked Halligan for the role amid increasing pressure to bring criminal cases against his political enemies, including Comey and James.
Former FBI director James Comey. (AP)
"The Attorney General's attempt to install Ms Halligan as Interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid," Judge Cameron McGowan Currie wrote in her Monday order.
According to Currie, "all actions flowing from Ms Halligan's defective appointment" including the indictments against Comey and Jame...
