The Justice Department on Friday night appealed the dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The Trump administration vowed to appeal the decision, but tried to renew the case against James by trying to reindict her. The judge dismissed both cases after determining the federal prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed. 

Comey was charged in September with obstruction of justice and making a false statement to Congress in 2020. James was charged with mortgage fraud in connection to a property she purchased in Virginia. Both pleaded not guilty.

U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie ruled last month that Halligan, a former White House aide, was not eligible for the post and thereby “all actions flowing from” Halligan’s appointment, including the indictments, “constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside.” 

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