Yes, what he missed, like you (obviously) is that it was dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE not because of the merits (the Grand Jury found no issues with the evidence) of the indictment but because of a procedural error. It will likely be overturned on appeal and if not the case can be refiled and new indictments will be handed down. Aside from that, this was a Bill Clinton activist appointed judge.
All the judge did was buy Comey and James time for the inevitable. Since Lurker can’t think outside of a propaganda clickbait headline, this jackass was doing some sort a victory lap
Thanks for the information. To refile with new indictments looks like and uphill battle. What do you think the basis for a successful appeal would be?
The Department of Justice can appeal these rulings and could get them reversed on appeal, or it could refile them after a new U.S. attorney is named in accordance with law.
If Currie’s rulings stand, the Justice Department can’t just file the cases again, with Halligan still in this role, unless the Trump administration follows the procedures set forth in the law for her proper appointment.
It may be too late for the case against Comey, however, because the statute of limitations on those charges has already run out. As Currie noted in her Comey ruling, while the statute of limitations is generally suspended when a valid indictment has been filed, an invalid indictment, like the one against Comey, would not have the same effect on the statute of limitations.
https://theconversation.com/without-prejudice-what-this-2-word-legalese-means-for-the-dismissed-charges-against-james-comey-and-letitia-james-270559On another note: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $1 million sanction against Trump and his lawyer Alina Habba for their frivolous conspiracy-laden racketeering lawsuit targeting Hillary Clinton, the DNC, and former FBI Director James Comey.