The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued at an appeals court hearing on Sept. 15 that indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James should be reinstated.
Comey was indicted for allegedly lying to Congress about media leaks, and James faces allegations of mortgage fraud.
Both indictments were tossed out in November 2025, after a federal judge found that former Trump aide Linday Halligan was improperly appointed as interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia and had no right to bring the cases.
Ephraim McDowell, representing Comey, said the problem was not just a “defect” in the indictment itself….