Judge dismisses cases against Comey and James

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00:00Former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are off the hook,

00:05legally speaking. Well, at least for the time being. The government's cases against them were

00:10tossed because U.S. District Judge Cameron Curry, a President Bill Clinton appointee,

00:15ruled that U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan wasn't properly appointed to her position.

00:19Now, I've talked a lot about Halligan and the issues regarding her handling of the grand jury

00:23in the Comey case. Now, that is being reviewed by a totally different judge, so different

00:28circumstance. As for the rules that govern appointing a U.S. Attorney, well, they're pretty

00:33clear. Halligan's predecessor was filling a vacancy as a 120-day interim appointment by Attorney General

00:40Pam Bondi. The thing is, the AG gets one shot until Congress approves a permanent replacement.

00:47Judge Curry's decision dismissed the cases without prejudice, and that means they could be brought up

00:53again if done so properly. But here's a big but. The five-year statute of limitations has run out

01:00on Comey's charges specifically, meaning that his case cannot be reopened. White House Press Secretary

01:07Caroline Levitt promised that the Justice Department would appeal the ruling.