Legal scholar Professor Jonathan Turley has warned New York’s Democrat Attorney General Letitia James that her celebrations may be premature after a federal judge dismissed her criminal charges this week.
During an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, weighed in on the case.
Turley revealed what might be next after the Democrat-aligned federal judge dismissed charges against James and former FBI Director James Comey.
As Slay News reported, U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled that the prosecutor handling the indictments, Lindsey Halligan, had not been lawfully appointed as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The ruling accepted the argument from Comey’s legal team that Halligan’s appointment was invalid, rendering both indictments defective.
However, Turley advised James not to celebrate.
Turley notes that the Department of Justice (DOJ) could take another look at her case.
“You know, I’m particularly concerned about the situation with James Comey,” guest host Rachel Campos-Duffy said to Turley.
“I mean, this is somebody who used the FBI, used our law enforcement as a way to basically undo an election.
“And I’m just really fearful that if he doesn’t face consequences, if — you know, if nothing happens after this appeal, the loss of trust that people will have in the system and in the institutions.
“I mean, you’re seeing even a fighter like [Deputy Director] Dan Bongino, you know, struggling there at the FBI because that deep state is real and the sort of sense of power that they have within that agency even over their leaders is kind of frightening.”
Turley replied, “Well, Rachel, I think you’re right.
“What we’ve learned over the last few weeks is chilling.
“It’s not just with regard to Comey, we’ve also learned, of course, that the Justice Department allowed the records of leading Republicans in Congress to be seized.
“And this is an incredible intrusion.
“It’s the legislative branch,” he noted.
“It would reveal journalists, whistleblowers, others reaching out to members of Congress.
“This is stuff that is very, very dangerous.
“And I think that people do want to see some accountability.
“They certainly want to see transparency, but the night is not over in these cases.”
“And also, the case against John Bolton in Maryland is even stronger in the sense of these three cases that came out around the same time,” he added.
“So, we have to see how all of these trajectories land.
“But I think Letitia James may want to hold back a bit from further celebration.”
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Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will pursue “all available legal action” against Comey and James.
“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 said.
“I’m not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime,” she added.
“His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust.”
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