Case against Trump's political foe dismissed without prejudice as judge rules US attorney improperly appointed.

A U.S. judge on Monday tossed out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary setback for the Justice Department in a case President Donald Trump called for as part of a campaign against perceived political enemies.

The ruling throws out two cases President Trump had publicly called for as he pressured Justice Department leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticized him.

A federal judge dropped criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, ending two of the Trump administration’s most high-profile prosecutions against the president’s political enemies as the court ruled that the prosecutor overseeing the case — U.

Lindsey Halligan, who brought the cases, is a former insurance attorney who once served as President Trump's personal lawyer before his return to office.

A federal judge on Monday threw the Justice Department's case against former FBI director James Comey, ruling the appointment of President Trump's hand-picked prosecutor was invalid. Why it matters: The decision is a major rebuke of the retribution campaign against Trump's longtime enemy.

A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, finding that interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed to her position.

A judge has dismissed charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The judge ruled that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as inte