5 Takeaways From the Dismissals of Comey, James Indictments

With an appeal pending, the decision could prevent a future indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

(Left) New York Attorney General Letitia James leaves the Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse following an arraignment hearing in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 24, 2025. (Right) James Comey, former FBI director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side in New York City on May 19, 2025. Win McNamee, Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

A federal judge has dismissed the Justice Department’s cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, throwing a wrench in the prosecutions and teeing up potential legal battles over attorney appointments.

In an opinion on Nov. 24, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said the Justice Department unlawfully appointed Lindsey Halligan, who brought both cases, as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.