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Erin Burnett OutFront

Trump DOJ Vows “Immediate Appeal” After Comey & James Cases Dismissed

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4706 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Comey wins against Trump and the White House is vowing to appeal after the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were thrown out. Plus, explosions right now in Ukraine as we learn details about the “peace plan.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Out front next, Comey wins against Trump.

0:05.0

The White House vowing to appeal after the cases against James Comey and Letitia James were thrown out.

0:10.5

And breaking news under attack explosions right now in Ukraine as we're learning details about the quote-unquote peace plan.

0:18.3

Even as Trump lashes out at Zelensky, falsely accusing him of not saying

0:22.1

thank you. And the Trump family fortune suffering a massive loss after crypto plunges as fears

0:28.4

of a bubble grow. Let's go out front. Good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. And out front tonight,

0:35.4

the breaking news, Trump's revenge tour

0:37.7

detour. The White House tonight saying it will appeal cases against former FBI director James Comey

0:43.5

and the New York Attorney General Letitia James. Why? Well, they had a big loss today. Federal judge

0:48.3

tossed both cases out. The judge writing that U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who was Trump's personal

0:53.9

attorney for a time and had never before tried a case, was appointed illegally.

0:59.2

The judge writes, quote, I agree with Mr. Comey that the attorney general's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid.

1:08.0

And because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment,

1:12.4

I will grant Mr. Comey's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice. Now, Halligan had only

1:18.4

been on the job for four days before indicting Comey. And I put that in quotes, because this is the whole

1:24.0

point about whether she had been fully and lawfully in her position and able to sign the indictment. Remember, she was appointed after the former acting U.S.

1:32.0

attorney resigned because of pressure to indict Trump's perceived enemies like Comey. They didn't

1:37.9

think there was a case. Couldn't get them to go ahead and prosecute it, so they brought in

1:41.8

Halagan to do it. Well, tonight, Comey is speaking out.

1:46.9

I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again,

1:50.2

and my attitude is going to be the same.

1:52.5

I'm innocent. I am not afraid.

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