A federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, claiming that the prosecutor in their cases was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

The rulings were made by U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton. The Trump Administration prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, is now the latest to be disqualified because of the manner in which they were appointed.

Halligan was named to the job in September after interim U.S. attorney Erik Siebert was thought to have been forced out amid pressure from the Trump administration to file charges against Comey and James.

Judge Halligan dismissed the charges without prejudice, which means the Justice Department could still b

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