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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Nov 25, 2025, 03:42 PM Tuesday

Olivia Troye - Comey and Letitia James Cases Tossed. Mark Kelly Investigated.

There’s a simple way to understand this moment: Look at who the system punishes, and who it protects. If you follow that pattern, everything happening right now makes sense.

This week, two big stories hit within hours of each other:

A federal judge didn’t just toss the cases; she voided every action Lindsey Halligan took as an illegally appointed U.S. attorney. That means the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James weren’t simply weak; they were legally nonexistent. And because the ruling focused on Lindsey Halligan’s illegitimate appointment rather than the underlying allegations, the administration has already signaled it may try again. But even that is murky: legal experts disagree on whether the rushed, now-voided Comey indictment triggers the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) six-month window to refile. The cases didn’t fall apart because the evidence exonerated anyone; they fell apart because the prosecutor herself wasn’t legally allowed to bring them. But don’t worry, Pam Bondi says Halligan is "an excellent U.S. attorney." This is a fascinating take on someone the court ruled wasn’t legally allowed to be a U.S. attorney at all. Sure. And I’m an excellent astrophysicist.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon opened an investigation into Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for allegedly encouraging "disobedience" inside the military.

https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/comey-and-letitia-james-cases-tossed

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Olivia Troye - Comey and Letitia James Cases Tossed. Mark Kelly Investigated. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday OP
So the DOJ said they will appeal not only the refiling status regarding the Comey case drray23 Tuesday #1

drray23

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1. So the DOJ said they will appeal not only the refiling status regarding the Comey case
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 04:18 PM
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but also appeal the ruling that Halligan was illegitimately installed. While the first may have a small chance of being contested, the second is not even close. I can not imagine appeal courts allowing Halligan to serve and, by extension, giving Trump the power to completely ignore Senate appointment confirmations. I do not think even this Supreme Court will go for that.

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