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“As I have said from the start, the charges against me are baseless. It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop,” she said.
James went even further, celebrating the grand jury’s refusal to indict her.
“I am grateful to the members of the grand jury and humbled by the support I have received from across the country. Now, I will continue to do my job standing up for the rule of law and the people of New York,” she added.
The DOJ needed this second attempt to land after the original case imploded in spectacular fashion. A federal judge tossed the indictment on November 24, ruling that Lindsay Halligan the acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia had been unlawfully installed. Halligan, a former personal lawyer to Trump with zero prosecutorial track record, was placed in charge of the case anyway. She presented the original evidence alone, and once her appointment was ruled invalid, the entire indictment disintegrated with it.
The DOJ initially tried to fight the ruling but quietly abandoned the appeal. Instead, they assembled a different team of prosecutors and marched into a new grand jury room in Norfolk, Virginia hoping for a clean shot. They didn’t get it.
Sources caution that the outcome isn’t necessarily final. Prosecutors could make a third attempt, and insiders warn that there “should be no premature celebrations” from James or her allies. The Biden DOJ may be bruised, but it is not backing down.
And Letitia James isn’t the only high-profile name still in their sights. Prosecutors are also considering reviving the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey. Comey had been indicted in October for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional probe but saw his case tossed the same day Judge Currie dismissed the charges against James.
These explosive developments are part of a broader internal shake-up set in motion after President Trump blasted Attorney General Pam Bondi for failing to take action against longtime political opponents. Days later, Trump replaced U.S. attorney Erik Siebert with Halligan, accusing Siebert of resisting efforts to bring cases against Comey and James.
In a blistering message, Trump told Bondi
“Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, ‘same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff, Leticia??? They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.”
He followed up with pressure for rapid action.
“We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” he warned while praising Halligan as “a really good lawyer.”
With the DOJ’s second attempt collapsing, the political and legal battle surrounding Letitia James is now hotter than ever. Washington is bracing for round three and perhaps an even bigger political storm if prosecutors decide to push forward yet again.
