Barbara McQuade, Columnist

Comey and James May Not Be in the Clear Just Yet

November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM UTC

Barbara McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law school, a former US attorney and author of the forthcoming book, "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government."

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The dismissals of the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were a victory for the rule of law, but the victory may be short-lived.

On Monday, a federal judge concluded that the appointment of interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was invalid, thereby voiding the indictments she obtained before a grand jury in Virginia. Both cases are dead for now, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the Department of Justice “will be appealing very soon.” The DOJ also has several avenues to resurrect the indictments.