A federal judge on Monday dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The judge wrote that U.S. attorney Lindsay Halligan was appointed illegally and that, therefore, all actions taken after her appointment, including securing and signing the indictments, were unlawful.

“I agree with Mr. Comey that the Attorney General’s attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid,” wrote Judge Cameron McGowan Currie. “And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey’s motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice.”

Currie, who former President Bill Clinton appointed, heard arguments on the motions to dismiss from the at

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