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Comey case will be dismissed b/c Halligan's appointment was unlawful
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:44 am
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:44 am
Comey is a horrible person who tried to sabotage President Trump. Lindsey Halligan is a smoke show. None of this matters. The case against Comey will be dismissed. It can't be resurrected because the statute of limitations has expired.
For anyone interested in the details, the previous US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was serving as an interim appointment by the Attorney General under one provision of the law. That law said that his successor had to be appointed by the judges of the EDVA.
There IS another provision of the law that allows the President to appoint an interim US attorney's successor, but Halligan was ineligible for this appointment because she hadn't been an employee of the Justice Department for 90 days prior to her appointment as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
This brief article (the source of the quote below) is worth the 2 minute read if you want to understand the inevitably of dismissal.
"That doesn’t mean that the president can’t temporarily fill the office with a pick of his own. As a 2003 OLC opinion by yours truly explains, the Vacancies Reform Act is a separate source of authority. But while there are many individuals whom Trump could have appointed as “acting” United States Attorney pursuant to the Vacancies Reform Act, Halligan doesn’t qualify: She isn’t serving as a Senate-confirmed officer in another position, and she hadn’t been in the Department of Justice at all, much less for the 90 days required.
So it should be a simple matter for the federal district judge to dismiss Halligan’s indictment of Comey."
Was Halligan Validly Appointed
ETA:
For anyone interested in the details, the previous US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was serving as an interim appointment by the Attorney General under one provision of the law. That law said that his successor had to be appointed by the judges of the EDVA.
There IS another provision of the law that allows the President to appoint an interim US attorney's successor, but Halligan was ineligible for this appointment because she hadn't been an employee of the Justice Department for 90 days prior to her appointment as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
This brief article (the source of the quote below) is worth the 2 minute read if you want to understand the inevitably of dismissal.
"That doesn’t mean that the president can’t temporarily fill the office with a pick of his own. As a 2003 OLC opinion by yours truly explains, the Vacancies Reform Act is a separate source of authority. But while there are many individuals whom Trump could have appointed as “acting” United States Attorney pursuant to the Vacancies Reform Act, Halligan doesn’t qualify: She isn’t serving as a Senate-confirmed officer in another position, and she hadn’t been in the Department of Justice at all, much less for the 90 days required.
So it should be a simple matter for the federal district judge to dismiss Halligan’s indictment of Comey."
Was Halligan Validly Appointed
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This post was edited on 10/9/25 at 11:57 am
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Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:45 am to IvoryBillMatt
Your concern is noted, AggieHank.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:46 am to IvoryBillMatt
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:46 am to IvoryBillMatt
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Lindsey Halligan is a smoke show
Sweet pic
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:46 am to Timeoday
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Was Jack Smith lawfully appointed?
No
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:47 am to IvoryBillMatt
Isn't she a real estate attorney who has never been in a criminal trial.
This is a.joke.
This is a.joke.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:48 am to Riverside
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Your concern is noted, AggieHank.
I'm not AggieHank. It's not a concern. It's a fact. I know facts don't concern you.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:48 am to IvoryBillMatt
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Halligan's appointment was unlawful
Wait until you find out about Jack Smith's special counsel...
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:50 am to IvoryBillMatt
Apples and Oranges.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:50 am to IvoryBillMatt
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I'm not AggieHank. It's not a concern. It's a fact.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:51 am to IvoryBillMatt
You’re clearly an alter and your post is an opinion, not factual. The issue will be litigated and no ruling has occurred.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:51 am to retooc
Receipts
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:52 am to IvoryBillMatt
The office can indict. I would venture to guess that she didn’t even present the evidence to the grand jury.
An experienced prosecutor likely did though. They just had to get an obstructionist out of the way first.
Just a hunch.
An experienced prosecutor likely did though. They just had to get an obstructionist out of the way first.
Just a hunch.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:54 am to IvoryBillMatt
I'm not sure what all of that meant but I 100% agree Comey will not be held accountable as will not other political criminal with a D associated with their name.
Pretty soon citizens will stop believing the lie that US politicians care anything about justice and rule of law.
Pretty soon citizens will stop believing the lie that US politicians care anything about justice and rule of law.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:55 am to VoxDawg
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Wait until you find out about Jack Smith's special counsel...
Why are people asking about this? I said at the time that I agreed with Judge Cannon.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 9:57 am to Capo
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The office can indict. I would venture to guess that she didn’t even present the evidence to the grand jury.
She alone presented to the Grand Jury. She alone signed the indictment.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:04 am to IvoryBillMatt
I wood be more than willing to "help" her.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:04 am to Riverside
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You’re clearly an alter and your post is an opinion, not factual. The issue will be litigated and no ruling has occurred.
I'm clearly NOT an alter. You keep accusing me of being an alter of AggieHank despite me being a member since 2020.
Of course, it hasn't been adjudicated, but there aren't any facts which contradict my statement...unless you care to cite those facts. Which, of course, you won't because you don't actually deal in facts, just mindless insults. Have you read any of the statutes involved?
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:08 am to IvoryBillMatt
An acting USA can prosecute crimes within the federal district. There is clear authority for this. An independent grand jury also issued an indictment against Comey. The issue with Jack Smith was that he was appointed as a special counsel, without Senate approval. It was a totally different legal issue. Quit watching MSNBC and let the case run its course.
Posted on 10/9/25 at 10:16 am to Capo
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The office can indict. I would venture to guess that she didn’t even present the evidence to the grand jury.
An experienced prosecutor likely did though.
No, Halligan presented the case to the grand jury alone, which was considered highly unusual.
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