WASHINGTON, DC — Following today’s judicial ruling that dismissed the politically-motivated charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Not Above the Law coalition’s co-chairs – Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen; Praveen Fernandes, Vice President of the Constitutional Accountability Center; Kelsey Herbert, Campaign Director at MoveOn; and Brett Edkins, Managing Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Stand Up America – released the following statement:
“Today’s ruling is a victory for the rule of law and judicial independence. The court found that Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney with zero prosecutorial experience, was illegally appointed. That’s how desperate Trump was to go after his enemies and weaponize the Department of Justice—he broke the law to install a prosecutor who would do his bidding.
“While we celebrate this critical win, the Trump administration could still attempt to re-indict Comey and James, and go after other political opponents. Indeed, today, the administration threatened Senator Mark Kelly with court martial. Congress must step in – exercise oversight, restore guardrails, and ensure no president can ever again abuse prosecutorial power for political payback.”
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