2/ The dismissal is without prejudice, meaning the gov’t *could* refine the charges. But because the statute of limitations has run here, that’s complicated. The gov’t may try it under a savings provision, appeal Judge Currie’s order or both.

“I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside,” U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled.

Halligan was hand-selected by President Donald Trump as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, following the resignation of the previous U.S. attorney over pressure to bring charges against Comey and James.

Now, Rubio is denying it had anything to do with the U.S.

This is a major foreign policy scandal. 3/3

Per PBS’s Nick Schifrin, it was delivered to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff by someone representing Russia. Trump and the administration pushed it. They pressured Zelenskyy to accept the terms. Allies condemned it. 2/