James Comey and Letitia James to challenge validity of Trump-era charges
by Guardian staff and agency from on (#71EJB)
Former FBI director and New York attorney general say the prosecutor in their cases was unlawfully appointed
James Comey, the former FBI director, and the New York attorney general, Letitia James, will ask a federal judge on Thursday to drop the criminal charges against them, arguing that Donald Trump's hand-picked US attorney, who obtained the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed.
The hearing at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia in front of judge Cameron Currie will mark the first time a judge will consider one of several efforts James and Comey have made to dismiss the indictments before trials.
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