Details on Comey-James hearing to potentially dismiss cases
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Attorneys representing both James Comey and Letitia James appeared in court on Thursday to argue for the dismissal of their federal indictments on the grounds that the prosecutor who obtained them was appointed unlawfully.
Breakdown
- Attorneys for James Comey and Letitia James argued in court to dismiss indictments, claiming the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed. 1s
- Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney and former Trump aide, was the only prosecutor present with the grand jury and her appointment is central to the defense's argument. 9s
- The Department of Justice argued that the attorney general later ratified the case, complicating the dismissal request. 29s
- Defense teams plan to argue next week that Comey and James are victims of vindictive, selective prosecution, citing political motivations and presenting social media posts as evidence. 1m 19s
- Other Trump critics, including Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff, have also received criminal referrals, with the Justice Department acting on some of them. 1m 46s