A federal judge has dismissed the charges brought against two of Donald Trump’s great political enemies, and the , arguing that the prosecutor who charged them had been appointed irregularly.
The dismissal does not prevent the charges from being filed again in the future, brought by a prosecutor who has been appointed through due procedures.
Judge Cameron McGowan Currie considers that his appointment was unconstitutional and his actions to present the charges were “illegal” and “ineffective.” Halligan, who had been part of Trump’s personal lawyer team, was working in the White House as an adviser when the US president hand-picked her in September to serve as attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, where investigations against two of his most hated enemies were being carried out.
“Because Ms. Halligan lacked legal authority to bring the charge, I accept Mr. Comey’s plea and dismiss the charges,” McGowan Currie wrote.
