00:00Bondi vows appeal after Judge Tosses Comey, Letitia James indictments.
00:06U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed swift legal action after a federal judge dismissed criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
00:17The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Cameron Curry, found that Prosecutor Lindsay Halligan was not lawfully appointed as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, rendering the indictments invalid.
00:29Comey's defense team argued the appointment violated procedure, and the judge agreed.
00:34Speaking in Memphis while highlighting the city's safe task force, Bondi condemned the decision and made clear the Justice Department would immediately appeal.
00:43She emphasized that the allegations remain serious, and the cases are far from over.
00:49We'll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal, to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable, she said.
00:57Bondi added that she is not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime, calling their alleged actions a betrayal of public trust.
01:06Comey was indicted in September 2025 for allegedly making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional inquiry tied to his 2018 testimony about the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
01:19He has denied the charges, calling the case politically motivated.
01:22Letitia James was indicted a month later on mortgage and bank fraud charges, accused of falsely labeling a Virginia home as a secondary residence to secure better loan terms, allegedly benefiting by nearly $19,000.
01:36Defense attorneys for both argued that Halligan's disputed appointment invalidated the prosecutions.
01:43Halligan, a former Trump legal aide, was the sole federal prosecutor to sign Comey's indictment.
01:49Bondi strongly defended Halligan, noting she has since been made a special U.S. attorney and praising her performance.
01:56She criticized those who questioned Halligan's role, expressing confidence the government would succeed on appeal.
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