https://www.scmp.com/rss/523766/feed The latest news and top stories on Lindsey Halligan, an American lawyer. She is known for joining Donald Trump’s legal team in 2022, specialising in insurance law, serving as local counsel in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case and being appointed Special Assistant to the President in the second Trump administration. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press A grand jury declined for a second time to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by US President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. It is another major blow to the Justice Department after the dismissal of earlier charges against James and another long-time Trump foe, former FBI director James Comey, in a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to prosecute the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336133/us-justice-department-fails-again-reindict-letitia-james-blow-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336133/us-justice-department-fails-again-reindict-letitia-james-blow-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:30:28 +0000 Associated Press,Reuters Associated Press,Reuters A federal appeal court on Monday determined that Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey and disqualified her from supervising cases, in a rebuke to the Trump administration. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest blow to Trump and his Justice Department as they seek to install loyalists to oversee key US Attorney’s offices... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334811/trumps-ex-lawyer-alina-habba-ousted-new-jersey-prosecutor-appeal-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334811/trumps-ex-lawyer-alina-habba-ousted-new-jersey-prosecutor-appeal-court?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:53:42 +0000 Reuters Reuters A US federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against two perceived adversaries of US President Donald Trump, former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling the US attorney he hand-picked to prosecute them was unlawfully appointed. The ruling throws out two cases Trump had publicly called for as he pressured Justice Department leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticised him and led investigations into his conduct. Lindsey... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3334006/judge-dismisses-cases-against-james-comey-and-letitia-james?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3334006/judge-dismisses-cases-against-james-comey-and-letitia-james?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:51:02 +0000 Reuters Reuters A US judge on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment of former FBI director James Comey secured by a prosecutor closely aligned with US President Donald Trump in the latest signal that the charges may be dismissed before trial. After repeated questioning by US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, prosecutors acknowledged that the final version of the indictment was never presented to the entire grand jury that approved the charges after panel members previously... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333461/us-judge-questions-validity-indictment-against-fbi-ex-chief-comey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333461/us-judge-questions-validity-indictment-against-fbi-ex-chief-comey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:10:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A US federal judge said on Monday that potential government misconduct and investigative missteps could be grounds for dismissal of the criminal case against former FBI chief James Comey, a prominent foe of President Donald Trump. Comey, 64, is one of three vocal Trump critics indicted recently in what has been widely seen as a campaign of retribution against the president’s political opponents. Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements to Congress and obstructing a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333162/us-judge-orders-doj-turn-over-comey-grand-jury-materials-citing-misconduct?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333162/us-judge-orders-doj-turn-over-comey-grand-jury-materials-citing-misconduct?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:02:28 +0000 Reuters Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James, a long-time critic of US President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to charges related to allegedly lying on mortgage documents. James, a Democrat who last year secured a US$450 million civil fraud judgment against Trump, is one of three perceived enemies that the Republican president’s administration has brought criminal charges against in the past month, along with former FBI director James Comey and former national security... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330281/trump-foe-letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-mortgage-fraud-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330281/trump-foe-letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-mortgage-fraud-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:04:25 +0000 Reuters Reuters Former FBI director James Comey on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing that the US lawyer who brought the case was unlawfully appointed and that he is being unfairly targeted because of US President Donald Trump’s “personal spite” against him. The court filings from Comey, which accuse the Trump administration of “wilfully unlawful conduct”, represent his best chance to get the charges quickly dismissed and avoid a jury trial. Comey previously said he is... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329722/ex-fbi-director-comey-seeks-dismissal-criminal-charges-cites-vindictive-prosecution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329722/ex-fbi-director-comey-seeks-dismissal-criminal-charges-cites-vindictive-prosecution?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:17:17 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of US President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying they plan to argue that the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed. The arraignment lasted less than half an hour, but it was nonetheless loaded with historical significance given that the case has amplified concerns that the Justice Department is being... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328279/former-fbi-chief-comey-pleads-not-guilty-high-stakes-trump-era-legal-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328279/former-fbi-chief-comey-pleads-not-guilty-high-stakes-trump-era-legal-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:45:03 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Justice Department filed criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against his political enemies. If convicted, Comey could face up to five years in prison. He faces charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation. In a video posted on social media, Comey said: “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326906/ex-fbi-head-james-comey-criminally-charged-trump-targets-critics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326906/ex-fbi-head-james-comey-criminally-charged-trump-targets-critics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:03:38 +0000 Reuters Reuters Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from US President Donald Trump’s circle, after distributing an earlier batch to the media ahead of the 2024 US election. In online chats with Reuters on Sunday and Monday, the hackers, who go by the pseudonym Robert, said they had roughly 100 gigabytes of emails from the accounts of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, Trump adviser Roger Stone and porn star-turned-Trump antagonist Stormy... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316447/iran-linked-hackers-threaten-release-trump-aides-emails?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3316447/iran-linked-hackers-threaten-release-trump-aides-emails?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:51:39 +0000