A federal judge dismissed two criminal cases brought against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking a new setback for U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to prosecute his political opponents. In her ruling on the cases, Judge Cameron Cary cited the illegal appointment of the prosecutor who brought the charges. Comey was accused of giving false testimony to Congress as part of a legal move that is seen as a campaign of revenge waged by Trump against his political opponents. James, a Democrat, filed a lawsuit against Trump, accusing him of fraudulently inflating his personal wealth.
