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American lawyer, serving as the interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia since September 2025
A string of judicial findings and courtroom admissions has put the Justice Department’s handling of the James Comey indictment under intense scrutiny: Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said prosecu...
Since leaving her Florida attorney-general post and after becoming U.S. attorney general in early 2025, Pam Bondi has been central to a string of politically fraught DOJ actions and external probes — ...
A federal judge, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, dismissed the criminal indictments against James Comey and Letitia James because the prosecutor who brought the cases — Lindsey Halligan — ...
Available reporting shows Pam Bondi — now U.S. attorney general in these sources — has not been criminally charged in the stories provided; instead she is the subject of heavy criticism and court scru...
A U.S. magistrate judge, William E. Fitzpatrick, has sharply criticized the Justice Department’s handling of the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey—finding evidence of “government m...
Federal courts in 2025 repeatedly found that several "special" or interim U.S. Attorney appointments were unlawful, disqualifying officeholders and in at least one case requiring dismissal of indictme...
A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI director James Comey on November 24, 2025, finding that the prosecutor who signed the charges, Lindsey Halligan, had been unlawful...
A federal judge dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed, a ruling that Judge Cameron McGowan ...
Multiple courts have dismissed or paused criminal charges tied to Donald Trump for reasons including prosecutorial appointment defects, prosecutorial misconduct findings, presidential immunity and pro...
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick issued an order on Nov. 17, 2025, directing release of grand‑jury transcripts to Comey’s defense and criticized prosecutorial conduct — that order was stayed by th...
Donald Trump’s push to prosecutors led to a federal indictment accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James of lying on mortgage paperwork to secure a $109,600 loan for a Norfolk, Virginia, house ...
A federal judge on Nov. 24, 2025, dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as...
Since taking office, Letitia James has been both a target and a litigant in high‑profile Trump‑era legal battles: her civil probe of Trump’s business helped secure a $355 million judgment against his ...
Judge criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of certain prosecutions is documented in multiple outlets: judges in at least two separate matters have publicly questioned Bondi’s office for ...
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick found evidence of “government misconduct” and ordered grand‑jury materials turned over in the federal prosecution of James Comey, who faces counts for making false...
Prosecutors brought false‑statement and obstruction charges against James Comey after a grand jury returned an indictment in September; a federal magistrate judge has since found a “disturbing pattern...
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick found “genuine issues of misconduct” in how prosecutors presented the James Comey indictment and ordered grand‑jury materials turned over to the defense, a ruling ...
A U.S. magistrate judge, William Fitzpatrick, found evidence of "government misconduct" in the Justice Department’s handling of the Comey prosecution and ordered grand-jury materials turned over to Co...
Available reporting shows multiple court filings and public court interactions where prosecutors, judges, and outside parties raised concerns about evidence handling connected to matters involving Pam...
Available reporting shows public controversy and congressional demands about how Jeffrey Epstein records were handled, and Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly released a first phase of declassified Ep...