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Trump slip-up means James Comey prosecutor was not 'validly' appointed: Right-wing expert [View all]
https://www.rawstory.com/ed-whelan/Trump slip-up means James Comey prosecutor was not 'validly' appointed: Right-wing expert
Matthew Chapman
September 29, 2025 11:21AM ET
Even far-right legal commentator Ed Whelan doesn't think the process by which President Donald Trump got former FBI Director James Comey indicted was above board.
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Indeed, he noted, Alito wrote in that opinion that Congress has the power to “place restraints on a statutory authority to make interim appointments” — and that they clearly did so here, in a way that makes Halligan's appointment illegal. This means the district court, not the president, fills the vacancy unless Trump can get Halligan confirmed permanently by the Senate.
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