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For Comey and James, It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
Former FBI director James Comey arrives to testify during a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 8, 2017. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
A federal judge tossed their indictments, but left open the door for the Justice Department to continue prosecuting them.
By Jed Rubenfeld
11.25.25 — U.S. Politics
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In a substantial blow to the Trump administration, a federal judge in Virginia on Monday threw out the indictments of both the Jameses—Comey and Letitia—whose prosecution President Donald Trump demanded in a (since-deleted) Truth Social post last September.

The first thing to note is that these dismissals are not on the merits. Rather, in both cases, Jud…

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Jed Rubenfeld
Jed Rubenfeld is a professor of constitutional law at Yale Law School, a free speech lawyer, and host of the Straight Down the Middle podcast. He is the author of five books, including the million-copy bestselling novel The Interpretation of Murder, and his work has been translated into over thirty languages. He lives with his wife, Amy Chua, in New York City, and is the proud father of two exceptional daughters, Sophia and Lulu.
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