Trump's DOJ Is Incompetent!

You're an idiot.

The cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York state attorney general Letitia James are dropped. The federal judge overseeing the case dismissed President Donald J. Trump's interim U.S. Attorney due because she is incompetent.

Comey, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on two counts: one charge of making a false statement to Congress, and one charge of obstructing a congressional proceeding. The charges are related to Comey's testimony during a September 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the FBI's investigation of links between Russia and the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, and he was indicted just before the five-year statute of limitations ran out. The charges were dismissed without prejudice on November 24.

The indictment followed President Trump's removal of U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert, who had opposed bringing charges, and his installation of Lindsey Halligan, a political loyalist with no prosecutorial experience, who secured the indictment days before the statute of limitations expired. Comey's defense argues the charges are baseless because Senator Ted Cruz's 2020 questions were ambiguous, Comey's answers were literally true, and the obstruction count fails to specify any false statements. They also allege grand-jury misconduct, including Halligan keeping jurors late, signing two indictments, and allowing improper testimony, framing the prosecution as vindictive and politically driven. Federal judges have sharply criticized the government's handling of the case, ordered the release of grand-jury materials, and reviewed whether Halligan's appointment itself was lawful. Comey pleaded not guilty. A trial was scheduled for January 2026. However, the case against Comey was tossed after Halligan's appointment was deemed unlawful.

After Siebert's dismissal, Boris Epshteyn, a Trump aide, approached Halligan about taking the position. On September 20, Trump announced that he would nominate Halligan to succeed Siebert. According to The New York Times, attorney general Pam Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche questioned her viability for the role given her lack of experience. Two days later, Halligan was sworn in as the interim U.S. attorney, after which she resigned as staff secretary.

Halligan intended to ask a grand jury to indict Comey, despite an internal memorandum arguing that she should not bring charges against him. On September 25, with only days remaining before the five-year statute of limitations would have expired, Halligan signed Comey's indictment. In October, Halligan indicted Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud. On October 20, Comey's attorneys filed a motion for dismissal, alleging that Halligan's interim appointment was carried out in violation of federal law. The New York Times noted that "A ruling finding that Ms. Halligan was put into her post improperly could cause [prosecutorial] problems in Ms. James's case as well."

The politicial witch hunt failed.

As an interim U.S. attorney, Halligan emphasized a strict zero-tolerance policy on the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information at the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

In October 2025, Lawfare reporter Anna Bower published a Signal exchange, in which Halligan raised complaints about the media's coverage and characterization of the James indictment. Days later, James filed a request with the judge in charge of her case, seeking to bar federal prosecutors from speaking with the media about evidence in the case, arguing that this was needed in order to ensure a fair trial. At the end of that month, Attorney General Bondi retroactively appointed Halligan as a "special attorney" to dispel doubt about the legitimacy of Halligan's initial appointment as a federal prosecutor.

In November, a federal judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, heard Comey and James's challenges to the legality of Halligan's appointment. Days later, a magistrate judge, William E. Fitzpatrick, found that Halligan may have committed misconduct by falsely stating that the Fifth Amendment precluded Comey from avoiding to testify at his trial. Fitzpatrick added that Halligan had told jurors that the Department of Justice had additional evidence that would be revealed at trial and noted the discrepancy between the indictment presented and the indictment approved by the grand jury.

Halligan later told judge Michael S. Nachmanoff that the foreperson in the grand jury proceedings for the Comey case had approved a second version of the indictment that had not been seen by the grand jury.

James, the attorney general of New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on two counts: one charge of bank fraud and one charge of making false statements to a financial institution. The charges stem from allegations that James misrepresented the nature of a property she purchased in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020, to secure more favorable loan terms. James has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty when arraigned on October 24, 2025. The trial was scheduled to begin on January 26, 2026. The charges were dismissed without prejudice.

On November 24, Judge Currie ruled that Halligan's appointment was unlawful, resulting in her disqualification as U.S. attorney, and dismissed the charges against Comey and James.