ALBANY, New York — A grand jury declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday after revisiting a federal mortgage-fraud case for the second time. The decision follows a ruling 10 days earlier by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who dismissed the original indictments against James and former FBI Director James Comey after determining that interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed.
The court found that Halligan’s appointment did not meet statutory requirements, rendering the indictments invalid. Still, CNN reported that “there should be no premature celebration,” citing a source who said the Department of Justice could attempt a third indictment. James previously pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements to a financial institution and bank fraud.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized James and Comey, calling them “guilty as hell” in a September Truth Social post. Trump praised Halligan as a “really good lawyer” and later told reporters aboard Air Force One that the dismissal was a “technicality,” despite the judge citing federal law as the basis for her ruling.
Halligan was authorized by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on September 22, leading to Comey’s indictment on September 25 and James’s on October 9. The Northern District of New York still lacks a permanent U.S. attorney nominee from Trump.
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