James Comey and Letitia James cases; Oval Office sign; Thanksgiving meal costs; and more
The 7
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🗓️ 25 November 2025
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| 0:00.0 | A federal judge tossed out cases against two of President Trump's prominent foes. |
| 0:09.2 | That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, |
| 0:14.6 | November 25th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:23.1 | Lindsay Halligan was named interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia |
| 0:28.5 | in September. She has been overseeing two criminal cases that President Donald Trump |
| 0:34.6 | has repeatedly pushed for. One was against former FBI director James Comey on charges that he lied to Congress. |
| 0:43.9 | The other was against New York Attorney General Letitia James on allegations of mortgage fraud. |
| 0:50.3 | Yesterday, a federal judge dismissed both cases. |
| 0:54.4 | The judge ruled that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed to her role, |
| 0:59.2 | so the indictments she secured against Comey and James must be thrown out. |
| 1:05.1 | Comey shared his response to the news in a video. |
| 1:08.3 | I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again, and my attitude is going to be the |
| 1:12.8 | same. I'm innocent. I am not afraid. And I believe in an independent federal judiciary. |
| 1:20.3 | White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said the Justice Department would appeal. |
| 1:25.7 | Here she is speaking on Fox News yesterday. |
| 1:28.9 | We believe the attorney in this case, Lindsay Halligan, is not only extremely qualified for this |
| 1:33.7 | position, but she was, in fact, legally appointed. And I know the Department of Justice will be |
| 1:38.2 | appealing this in very short order. So maybe James Comey should pump the brakes on his victory lap. |
| 1:43.6 | The judge who tossed the cases said the Justice Department could seek a new indictment against |
| 1:49.3 | James under a lawfully appointed prosecutor. |
| 1:53.1 | But she suggested that they may not be able to do so against Comey. |
| 2:07.2 | The U.S. and Ukraine moved closer together on a peace plan. That's our second story. |
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