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TOP OF THE AGENDA Judge dismisses cases against ex- FBI boss Comey and NY Attorney General James

Both James and Comey argued that the charges against them were politically motivated. Credit: Reuters A judge has dismissed charges against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor in the case was appointed illegally. Trump had handpicked his former personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan to be interim US attorney and she brought the cases. Halligan was selected after her predecessor said there was not enough evidence for any indictments against Comey and James, both of whom the president has long disliked after they brought high-profile investigations against him. The  pairhad pleaded not guilty to their respective charges last  month -Comey was accused of lying to Congress during a  2020hearing and James was charged with alleged mortgage  fraud.

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