U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced plans for legal action against James Comey and Letitia James following the dismissal of their criminal cases by a federal judge.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has called for legal action against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Her remarks came during an event in Memphis, where she was highlighting the efforts of the city’s “Safe Task Force.”
Bondi’s comments followed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie, who dismissed the criminal indictments against both Comey and James. The judge determined that the prosecutor responsible for the cases, Lindsey Halligan, had not been lawfully appointed. This ruling aligned with Comey’s defense, which argued that Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid, thereby rendering the indictments defective.
“We’ll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal, to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct,” Bondi stated to reporters. “I’m not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime,” she continued, referring to Comey. “His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust,” Bondi added.
Comey was indicted in September 2025 on charges of making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional inquiry. These charges stemmed from his testimony in 2018 regarding the origins of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which looked into potential ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.
In response to the indictment, Comey has denied any wrongdoing, asserting that his statements were “truthful to the best of my recollection” and labeling the case as “a political hit job, not a pursuit of justice.”
Letitia James faced separate legal troubles, having been indicted in October 2025 on charges related to mortgage and bank fraud. She is accused of misrepresenting a Virginia home purchase as a secondary residence in 2020 to secure more favorable loan terms, allegedly benefiting by nearly $19,000 over the life of the loan.
Defense teams for both Comey and James have argued that the prosecutions were flawed, citing procedural irregularities and questioning Halligan’s appointment. Halligan, who previously served as a legal aide under former President Trump, was the sole federal prosecutor to sign Comey’s indictment, acting as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
During her remarks in Memphis, Bondi defended Halligan’s credentials and her role in the case. “We have made Lindsay Halligan a special U.S. attorney so she is in court, she can fight in court just like she was, and we believe we will be successful on appeal,” Bondi stated. “And I’ll tell you, Lindsay Halligan, I talked to all of our U.S. attorneys, the majority of them around the country, and Lindsay Halligan is an excellent U.S. attorney. And shame on them for not wanting her in office,” she concluded.
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