#arraignment — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #arraignment, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/235902/ EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO for alleged N36m fraud in Lagos #AdvanceFeeFraud #arraignment #BlessingCEO #CriminalCharge #efcc #FederalHighCourt #fraud #lagos #Nigeria #ObtainingMoneyByFalsePretence #OkoroBlessingNkiruka
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Man accused in Cambridge shooting has criminal history in NH
A man accused of opening fire on a busy road in Cambridge, Massac…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #arraignment #busyroad #Cambridge #cambridgeshooting #carmondayafternoon #connection #criminalhistory #custody #Headlines #hospitalbed #Man #Massachusetts #MemorialDrive #NewHampshire #NH #prisonlastyear #Shooting #thursday #Topstories #TopStories #TylerBrown
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Man accused in Cambridge shooting has criminal history in NH
A man accused of opening fire on a busy road in Cambridge, Massac…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #arraignment #busyroad #Cambridge #cambridgeshooting #carmondayafternoon #connection #criminalhistory #custody #Headlines #hospitalbed #Man #Massachusetts #MemorialDrive #NewHampshire #NH #prisonlastyear #Shooting #thursday #Topstories #TopStories #TylerBrown
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SUSPECT IN CAPITOL SHOOTING IDENTIFIED AS COLE TOMAS ALLEN; MOTIVE ALLEGEDLY POLITICAL
Cole Tomas Allen identified after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Motive alleged political. What happens next?
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
https://newsletter.tf/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-shooting/
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SUSPECT IN CAPITOL SHOOTING IDENTIFIED AS COLE TOMAS ALLEN; MOTIVE ALLEGEDLY POLITICAL
Cole Tomas Allen identified after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Motive alleged political. What happens next?
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
https://newsletter.tf/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-shooting/
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SUSPECT IN CAPITOL SHOOTING IDENTIFIED AS COLE TOMAS ALLEN; MOTIVE ALLEGEDLY POLITICAL
Cole Tomas Allen identified after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Motive alleged political. What happens next?
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
https://newsletter.tf/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-shooting/
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SUSPECT IN CAPITOL SHOOTING IDENTIFIED AS COLE TOMAS ALLEN; MOTIVE ALLEGEDLY POLITICAL
Cole Tomas Allen identified after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Motive alleged political. What happens next?
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
https://newsletter.tf/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-shooting/
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SUSPECT IN CAPITOL SHOOTING IDENTIFIED AS COLE TOMAS ALLEN; MOTIVE ALLEGEDLY POLITICAL
Cole Tomas Allen identified after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Motive alleged political. What happens next?
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
https://newsletter.tf/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-shooting/
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The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was found with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. He is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
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The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was found with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. He is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
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The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was found with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. He is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
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The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was found with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. He is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
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The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was found with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. He is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
#CapitolShooting, #ColeTomasAllen, #WhiteHouse, #PoliticalMotive, #Arraignment
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https://www.europesays.com/people/46907/ Shooting suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump #affidavit #allen #arraignment #Assassination #AttemptedAssassination #ColeTomasAllen #DinnerSuspect #event #FederalCourt #LawEnforcement #monday #official #POTUS #President #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #SecretServiceAgent #SecurityCheckpoint #SeveralWeapon #Trump #USAttorney #way #WhiteHouseCorrespondents’Dinner
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/201315/ DSS arraigns El-Rufai over Ribadu’s phone interception #abuja #arraignment #CourtCase #dss #FederalHighCourt #KadunaState #NasirElRufai #NationalSecurityAdviser #Nigeria #NigerianPolitics #NuhuRibadu #PhoneInterception
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/200820/ Alleged Coup: One defendant arrives in court for arraignment, five others still expected #AfricanCharterOnHumanAndPeoples'Rights #arraignment #court #CriminalCode; #efcc #FirstBank #JaizBankPlc #MoneyLaundering #Nigeria #sss #Terrorism #TimipreSilva #Tinubu #ZenithBank
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/200570/ Court remands suspected coup plotters in DSS custody #abuja #arraignment #CoupPlot #CriminalTrial #DSSCustody #FederalHighCourt #LateefFagbemi #LegalProceedings #NationalSecurity #Nigeria #NIGERIANGOVERNMENT #NigerianJudiciary #NigerianPolitics #TerrorismCharge
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/52417/ Arrest made in death of Geneva man; Julius Ware IV charged with second-degree murder | News #arraignment #arrest #bail #Crime #crimes #CriminalJustice #CriminalLaw #Geneva #justice #LawEnforcement #LawRelatedEvents #LegalAction #misconduct #murder #PublicLaw #sheriff #violence #ViolentCrime
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/?p=44948 Former New Berlin School employee arrested in child sexual abuse case | News #arraignment #arrest #berlin #ChildAdvocacy #ChildSexualAbuse #CriminalSexualAbuse #Germany #investigation #LindseyPrather #NewBerlin #SangamonCounty #SchoolEmployee
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/44869/ New Berlin School employee arrested in child sexual abuse case | News #arraignment #arrest #berlin #ChildAdvocacy #ChildSexualAbuse #CriminalSexualAbuse #Germany #investigation #LindseyPrather #NewBerlin #SangamonCounty #SchoolEmployee
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/44781/ New Berlin Woman Arrested in Child Sexual Abuse Case | News #arraignment #arrest #berlin #ChildAdvocacy #ChildSexualAbuse #CriminalSexualAbuse #Germany #investigation #LindseyPrather #NewBerlin #SangamonCounty #SchoolEmployee
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🚨 Court in session today. Ian Millard faces charges in the tragic death of Ataja Banks. Full story ⬇️ https://tinyurl.com/5n8bdm7a
Photo courtesy of Azja Banks via Facebook
#atajabanks #PalmerCourt #SecondDegreeMurder #manslaughter #TamperingWithEvidence #arraignment -
🚨 Court in session today. Ian Millard faces charges in the tragic death of Ataja Banks. Full story ⬇️ https://tinyurl.com/5n8bdm7a
Photo courtesy of Azja Banks via Facebook
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/104572/ Court Adjourns El-Rufai’s Arraignment Over Absence #abuja #adjournment #arraignment #BailApplication #CourtAdjournment #CourtCase #CybercrimesAct #dss #FederalHighCourt #ICPC #JusticeJoyceAbdumalik #KadunaState #NasirElRufai #Nigeria #NigerianPolitics #NuhuRibadu #Wiretapping
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Thunder players help build bouquets at Curbside Flowers https://www.rawchili.com/nba/528434/ #arraignment #Basketball #bouquet #CurbsideFlowers #customer #employment #flower #homelessness #interaction #koco #NBA #Oklahoma #OklahomaCity #OklahomaCityThunder #OklahomaCity #OklahomaCityThunder #People #store #Thunder #ThunderPlayer #time #Training #week
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Nick Reiner’s #Lawyer Removes Himself From Case
The announcement delayed the #arraignment of #NickReiner, who is accused of #murder his parents, the Hollywood director #RobReiner & #MicheleSinger Reiner, last month.
The departure was announced during a hearing in LA Superior Court, where Reiner was set to be arraigned on 2 counts of first-degree murder. It suggests that Nick’s 2 siblings may have distanced themselves from Nick & his case, at least financially.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/movies/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Nick Reiner’s #Lawyer Removes Himself From Case
The announcement delayed the #arraignment of #NickReiner, who is accused of #murder his parents, the Hollywood director #RobReiner & #MicheleSinger Reiner, last month.
The departure was announced during a hearing in LA Superior Court, where Reiner was set to be arraigned on 2 counts of first-degree murder. It suggests that Nick’s 2 siblings may have distanced themselves from Nick & his case, at least financially.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/movies/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Nick Reiner’s #Lawyer Removes Himself From Case
The announcement delayed the #arraignment of #NickReiner, who is accused of #murder his parents, the Hollywood director #RobReiner & #MicheleSinger Reiner, last month.
The departure was announced during a hearing in LA Superior Court, where Reiner was set to be arraigned on 2 counts of first-degree murder. It suggests that Nick’s 2 siblings may have distanced themselves from Nick & his case, at least financially.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/movies/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Nick Reiner’s #Lawyer Removes Himself From Case
The announcement delayed the #arraignment of #NickReiner, who is accused of #murder his parents, the Hollywood director #RobReiner & #MicheleSinger Reiner, last month.
The departure was announced during a hearing in LA Superior Court, where Reiner was set to be arraigned on 2 counts of first-degree murder. It suggests that Nick’s 2 siblings may have distanced themselves from Nick & his case, at least financially.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/movies/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Nick Reiner’s #Lawyer Removes Himself From Case
The announcement delayed the #arraignment of #NickReiner, who is accused of #murder his parents, the Hollywood director #RobReiner & #MicheleSinger Reiner, last month.
The departure was announced during a hearing in LA Superior Court, where Reiner was set to be arraigned on 2 counts of first-degree murder. It suggests that Nick’s 2 siblings may have distanced themselves from Nick & his case, at least financially.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/movies/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Nick Reiner is due in court Wednesday for arraignment over the stabbing deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/nick-reiner-arraignment-wednesday-parents-murder-k2syyap7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #Hollywood #Arraignment
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Nick Reiner is due in court Wednesday for arraignment over the stabbing deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/nick-reiner-arraignment-wednesday-parents-murder-k2syyap7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #Hollywood #Arraignment
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Nick Reiner is due in court Wednesday for arraignment over the stabbing deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/nick-reiner-arraignment-wednesday-parents-murder-k2syyap7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #Hollywood #Arraignment
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Nick Reiner is due in court Wednesday for arraignment over the stabbing deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/nick-reiner-arraignment-wednesday-parents-murder-k2syyap7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #Hollywood #Arraignment
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Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore facing domestic assault charge, court documents show
New England …
#NFL #NewEnglandPatriots #NewEngland #Patriots #AFC #Arraignment #Availability #Barmore #battery #ChristianBarmore #courtdocument #courtdocuments #day #dec. #Diggs #domesticassaultcharge #family #Florida #Football #householdmember #Mansfield #Massachusetts #Miami #MiamiDolphins #MikeVrabel #Playoff #providence #rhodeisland #SuperBowlLX #victim #WCVB
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Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore facing domestic assault charge, court documents show
New England …
#NFL #NewEnglandPatriots #NewEngland #Patriots #AFC #Arraignment #Availability #Barmore #battery #ChristianBarmore #courtdocument #courtdocuments #day #dec. #Diggs #domesticassaultcharge #family #Florida #Football #householdmember #Mansfield #Massachusetts #Miami #MiamiDolphins #MikeVrabel #Playoff #providence #rhodeisland #SuperBowlLX #victim #WCVB
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Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to sports betting charges | News https://www.rawchili.com/nba/462583/ #arraignment #Basketball #ChaunceyBillups #Gambling #heat #lawsuit #men #Miami #MiamiHeat #MiamiHeat #NationalBasketballAssociation #NBA #NbaTeams #plea
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Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next – CNN Politics
Politics • 4 min read
Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next
By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, and Kara Scannell, Updated 2 hr ago
This sketch shows the inside of the courtroom in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, October 24, 2025, during the arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Christine CornellNorfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright.
James was arraigned Friday morning at a federal courthouse in Norfolk, Virginia, where she pleaded not guilty to the pair of charges brought against her by a prosecutor who President Donald Trump put in the job after he complained that investigations into his political foes weren’t moving fast enough.
“There’s no fear today, no fear,” James said outside the courthouse as protesters chanted alongside her. “Because I believe that justice will rain down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
But it’s possible James doesn’t go to trial on January 26 at all: her attorneys previewed on Thursday and Friday their intent to try to get her case dropped in the coming months on several different grounds.
Letitia James speaks out after pleading not guilty in court. 5:11. Note: Video online in the article; no working link found.
Here’s what to know:
Halligan challenge
James’ lawyers told US District Judge Jamar Walker that they are challenging whether the interim US Attorney for Northern Virginia who brought James’ case, Lindsey Halligan, is lawfully serving in the position.
At Friday’s arraignment, the defense lawyers provided the written version of their arguments against Halligan’s authority, in an indication of how fast the case is moving already.
“Ms. Halligan thus lacked the power to present this case to the grand jury or sign this indictment, and she cannot continue to supervise this prosecution … This Court must reject the Executive Branch’s brazen attempt to sidestep the constitutional and statutory limitations on the appointment of U.S. Attorneys,” James’ team wrote.
The argument mirrors a similar effort underway in former FBI Director James Comey’s criminal case. Comey, who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly lying in congressional testimony, is another of Trump’s political enemies who Halligan indicted.
Halligan was tapped for the post after Trump pushed out the former interim US attorney, Erik Seibert. Comey’s team is arguing that Seibert had already served the legally allotted maximum of 120 days that someone can serve on a temporary basis before needing to be confirmed by the Senate.
In court papers submitted earlier this week, Comey’s lawyers claimed that Halligan’s appointment after those 120 days had passed means that Trump was not legally able to appoint a new interim attorney and avoid the Senate confirmation process altogether. They called the move a scheme to “circumvent” Congress’ role in the confirmation process.
A judge from South Carolina has been brought in to handle the Halligan issue and the motion in the James case will be added to that docket given the fact that they raise the same legal questions.
Reporter publishes ‘unsolicited’ texts from Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, 8:36. Note: Video online in article.
It would then be up to the South Carolina judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, to decide whether she should consider them on the same track. Comey’s request is set to be heard by Currie on November 13.
Should James and Comey succeed in persuading the judge that Halligan was unlawfully appointed, it could doom both cases since Halligan was the only prosecutor to sign the indictments.
Selective and vindictive prosecution bid
James has several other avenues for ridding herself of the charges ahead of trial.
Walker asked Lowell whether he also intends to ask that the case be dismissed based on a claim that the Justice Department is unfairly criminally pursuing her. The judge specifically pointed to a motion to dismiss based on “selective or vindictive prosecution” that is pending in Comey’s case.
Lowell confirmed he’d file such a motion, telling the court it’s “the worst kept secret” that James’ defense attorneys feel she’s being unfairly prosecuted. But he stressed that his team needed to see more evidence in the case before deciding on the contours of such a claim.
Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/takeaways-letitia-james-arraignment
#2025 #America #Arraignment #CNN #CNNNews #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #History #LetitiaJames #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Norfolk #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #SelectiveProsecution #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpEnemy #UnitedStates #Virginia
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Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next – CNN Politics
Politics • 4 min read
Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next
By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, and Kara Scannell, Updated 2 hr ago
This sketch shows the inside of the courtroom in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, October 24, 2025, during the arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Christine CornellNorfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright.
James was arraigned Friday morning at a federal courthouse in Norfolk, Virginia, where she pleaded not guilty to the pair of charges brought against her by a prosecutor who President Donald Trump put in the job after he complained that investigations into his political foes weren’t moving fast enough.
“There’s no fear today, no fear,” James said outside the courthouse as protesters chanted alongside her. “Because I believe that justice will rain down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
But it’s possible James doesn’t go to trial on January 26 at all: her attorneys previewed on Thursday and Friday their intent to try to get her case dropped in the coming months on several different grounds.
Letitia James speaks out after pleading not guilty in court. 5:11. Note: Video online in the article; no working link found.
Here’s what to know:
Halligan challenge
James’ lawyers told US District Judge Jamar Walker that they are challenging whether the interim US Attorney for Northern Virginia who brought James’ case, Lindsey Halligan, is lawfully serving in the position.
At Friday’s arraignment, the defense lawyers provided the written version of their arguments against Halligan’s authority, in an indication of how fast the case is moving already.
“Ms. Halligan thus lacked the power to present this case to the grand jury or sign this indictment, and she cannot continue to supervise this prosecution … This Court must reject the Executive Branch’s brazen attempt to sidestep the constitutional and statutory limitations on the appointment of U.S. Attorneys,” James’ team wrote.
The argument mirrors a similar effort underway in former FBI Director James Comey’s criminal case. Comey, who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly lying in congressional testimony, is another of Trump’s political enemies who Halligan indicted.
Halligan was tapped for the post after Trump pushed out the former interim US attorney, Erik Seibert. Comey’s team is arguing that Seibert had already served the legally allotted maximum of 120 days that someone can serve on a temporary basis before needing to be confirmed by the Senate.
In court papers submitted earlier this week, Comey’s lawyers claimed that Halligan’s appointment after those 120 days had passed means that Trump was not legally able to appoint a new interim attorney and avoid the Senate confirmation process altogether. They called the move a scheme to “circumvent” Congress’ role in the confirmation process.
A judge from South Carolina has been brought in to handle the Halligan issue and the motion in the James case will be added to that docket given the fact that they raise the same legal questions.
Reporter publishes ‘unsolicited’ texts from Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, 8:36. Note: Video online in article.
It would then be up to the South Carolina judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, to decide whether she should consider them on the same track. Comey’s request is set to be heard by Currie on November 13.
Should James and Comey succeed in persuading the judge that Halligan was unlawfully appointed, it could doom both cases since Halligan was the only prosecutor to sign the indictments.
Selective and vindictive prosecution bid
James has several other avenues for ridding herself of the charges ahead of trial.
Walker asked Lowell whether he also intends to ask that the case be dismissed based on a claim that the Justice Department is unfairly criminally pursuing her. The judge specifically pointed to a motion to dismiss based on “selective or vindictive prosecution” that is pending in Comey’s case.
Lowell confirmed he’d file such a motion, telling the court it’s “the worst kept secret” that James’ defense attorneys feel she’s being unfairly prosecuted. But he stressed that his team needed to see more evidence in the case before deciding on the contours of such a claim.
Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/takeaways-letitia-james-arraignment
#2025 #America #Arraignment #CNN #CNNNews #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #History #LetitiaJames #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Norfolk #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #SelectiveProsecution #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpEnemy #UnitedStates #Virginia
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Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next – CNN Politics
Politics • 4 min read
Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next
By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, and Kara Scannell, Updated 2 hr ago
This sketch shows the inside of the courtroom in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, October 24, 2025, during the arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Christine CornellNorfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright.
James was arraigned Friday morning at a federal courthouse in Norfolk, Virginia, where she pleaded not guilty to the pair of charges brought against her by a prosecutor who President Donald Trump put in the job after he complained that investigations into his political foes weren’t moving fast enough.
“There’s no fear today, no fear,” James said outside the courthouse as protesters chanted alongside her. “Because I believe that justice will rain down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
But it’s possible James doesn’t go to trial on January 26 at all: her attorneys previewed on Thursday and Friday their intent to try to get her case dropped in the coming months on several different grounds.
Letitia James speaks out after pleading not guilty in court. 5:11. Note: Video online in the article; no working link found.
Here’s what to know:
Halligan challenge
James’ lawyers told US District Judge Jamar Walker that they are challenging whether the interim US Attorney for Northern Virginia who brought James’ case, Lindsey Halligan, is lawfully serving in the position.
At Friday’s arraignment, the defense lawyers provided the written version of their arguments against Halligan’s authority, in an indication of how fast the case is moving already.
“Ms. Halligan thus lacked the power to present this case to the grand jury or sign this indictment, and she cannot continue to supervise this prosecution … This Court must reject the Executive Branch’s brazen attempt to sidestep the constitutional and statutory limitations on the appointment of U.S. Attorneys,” James’ team wrote.
The argument mirrors a similar effort underway in former FBI Director James Comey’s criminal case. Comey, who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly lying in congressional testimony, is another of Trump’s political enemies who Halligan indicted.
Halligan was tapped for the post after Trump pushed out the former interim US attorney, Erik Seibert. Comey’s team is arguing that Seibert had already served the legally allotted maximum of 120 days that someone can serve on a temporary basis before needing to be confirmed by the Senate.
In court papers submitted earlier this week, Comey’s lawyers claimed that Halligan’s appointment after those 120 days had passed means that Trump was not legally able to appoint a new interim attorney and avoid the Senate confirmation process altogether. They called the move a scheme to “circumvent” Congress’ role in the confirmation process.
A judge from South Carolina has been brought in to handle the Halligan issue and the motion in the James case will be added to that docket given the fact that they raise the same legal questions.
Reporter publishes ‘unsolicited’ texts from Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, 8:36. Note: Video online in article.
It would then be up to the South Carolina judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, to decide whether she should consider them on the same track. Comey’s request is set to be heard by Currie on November 13.
Should James and Comey succeed in persuading the judge that Halligan was unlawfully appointed, it could doom both cases since Halligan was the only prosecutor to sign the indictments.
Selective and vindictive prosecution bid
James has several other avenues for ridding herself of the charges ahead of trial.
Walker asked Lowell whether he also intends to ask that the case be dismissed based on a claim that the Justice Department is unfairly criminally pursuing her. The judge specifically pointed to a motion to dismiss based on “selective or vindictive prosecution” that is pending in Comey’s case.
Lowell confirmed he’d file such a motion, telling the court it’s “the worst kept secret” that James’ defense attorneys feel she’s being unfairly prosecuted. But he stressed that his team needed to see more evidence in the case before deciding on the contours of such a claim.
Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/takeaways-letitia-james-arraignment
#2025 #America #Arraignment #CNN #CNNNews #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #History #LetitiaJames #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Norfolk #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #SelectiveProsecution #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpEnemy #UnitedStates #Virginia
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Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next – CNN Politics
Politics • 4 min read
Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next
By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, and Kara Scannell, Updated 2 hr ago
This sketch shows the inside of the courtroom in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, October 24, 2025, during the arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Christine CornellNorfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright.
James was arraigned Friday morning at a federal courthouse in Norfolk, Virginia, where she pleaded not guilty to the pair of charges brought against her by a prosecutor who President Donald Trump put in the job after he complained that investigations into his political foes weren’t moving fast enough.
“There’s no fear today, no fear,” James said outside the courthouse as protesters chanted alongside her. “Because I believe that justice will rain down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
But it’s possible James doesn’t go to trial on January 26 at all: her attorneys previewed on Thursday and Friday their intent to try to get her case dropped in the coming months on several different grounds.
Letitia James speaks out after pleading not guilty in court. 5:11. Note: Video online in the article; no working link found.
Here’s what to know:
Halligan challenge
James’ lawyers told US District Judge Jamar Walker that they are challenging whether the interim US Attorney for Northern Virginia who brought James’ case, Lindsey Halligan, is lawfully serving in the position.
At Friday’s arraignment, the defense lawyers provided the written version of their arguments against Halligan’s authority, in an indication of how fast the case is moving already.
“Ms. Halligan thus lacked the power to present this case to the grand jury or sign this indictment, and she cannot continue to supervise this prosecution … This Court must reject the Executive Branch’s brazen attempt to sidestep the constitutional and statutory limitations on the appointment of U.S. Attorneys,” James’ team wrote.
The argument mirrors a similar effort underway in former FBI Director James Comey’s criminal case. Comey, who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly lying in congressional testimony, is another of Trump’s political enemies who Halligan indicted.
Halligan was tapped for the post after Trump pushed out the former interim US attorney, Erik Seibert. Comey’s team is arguing that Seibert had already served the legally allotted maximum of 120 days that someone can serve on a temporary basis before needing to be confirmed by the Senate.
In court papers submitted earlier this week, Comey’s lawyers claimed that Halligan’s appointment after those 120 days had passed means that Trump was not legally able to appoint a new interim attorney and avoid the Senate confirmation process altogether. They called the move a scheme to “circumvent” Congress’ role in the confirmation process.
A judge from South Carolina has been brought in to handle the Halligan issue and the motion in the James case will be added to that docket given the fact that they raise the same legal questions.
Reporter publishes ‘unsolicited’ texts from Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, 8:36. Note: Video online in article.
It would then be up to the South Carolina judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, to decide whether she should consider them on the same track. Comey’s request is set to be heard by Currie on November 13.
Should James and Comey succeed in persuading the judge that Halligan was unlawfully appointed, it could doom both cases since Halligan was the only prosecutor to sign the indictments.
Selective and vindictive prosecution bid
James has several other avenues for ridding herself of the charges ahead of trial.
Walker asked Lowell whether he also intends to ask that the case be dismissed based on a claim that the Justice Department is unfairly criminally pursuing her. The judge specifically pointed to a motion to dismiss based on “selective or vindictive prosecution” that is pending in Comey’s case.
Lowell confirmed he’d file such a motion, telling the court it’s “the worst kept secret” that James’ defense attorneys feel she’s being unfairly prosecuted. But he stressed that his team needed to see more evidence in the case before deciding on the contours of such a claim.
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Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next – CNN Politics
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Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges brought by Trump’s Justice Department. Here’s what’s next
By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, and Kara Scannell, Updated 2 hr ago
This sketch shows the inside of the courtroom in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, October 24, 2025, during the arraignment of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Christine CornellNorfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright.
James was arraigned Friday morning at a federal courthouse in Norfolk, Virginia, where she pleaded not guilty to the pair of charges brought against her by a prosecutor who President Donald Trump put in the job after he complained that investigations into his political foes weren’t moving fast enough.
“There’s no fear today, no fear,” James said outside the courthouse as protesters chanted alongside her. “Because I believe that justice will rain down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
But it’s possible James doesn’t go to trial on January 26 at all: her attorneys previewed on Thursday and Friday their intent to try to get her case dropped in the coming months on several different grounds.
Letitia James speaks out after pleading not guilty in court. 5:11. Note: Video online in the article; no working link found.
Here’s what to know:
Halligan challenge
James’ lawyers told US District Judge Jamar Walker that they are challenging whether the interim US Attorney for Northern Virginia who brought James’ case, Lindsey Halligan, is lawfully serving in the position.
At Friday’s arraignment, the defense lawyers provided the written version of their arguments against Halligan’s authority, in an indication of how fast the case is moving already.
“Ms. Halligan thus lacked the power to present this case to the grand jury or sign this indictment, and she cannot continue to supervise this prosecution … This Court must reject the Executive Branch’s brazen attempt to sidestep the constitutional and statutory limitations on the appointment of U.S. Attorneys,” James’ team wrote.
The argument mirrors a similar effort underway in former FBI Director James Comey’s criminal case. Comey, who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly lying in congressional testimony, is another of Trump’s political enemies who Halligan indicted.
Halligan was tapped for the post after Trump pushed out the former interim US attorney, Erik Seibert. Comey’s team is arguing that Seibert had already served the legally allotted maximum of 120 days that someone can serve on a temporary basis before needing to be confirmed by the Senate.
In court papers submitted earlier this week, Comey’s lawyers claimed that Halligan’s appointment after those 120 days had passed means that Trump was not legally able to appoint a new interim attorney and avoid the Senate confirmation process altogether. They called the move a scheme to “circumvent” Congress’ role in the confirmation process.
A judge from South Carolina has been brought in to handle the Halligan issue and the motion in the James case will be added to that docket given the fact that they raise the same legal questions.
Reporter publishes ‘unsolicited’ texts from Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, 8:36. Note: Video online in article.
It would then be up to the South Carolina judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, to decide whether she should consider them on the same track. Comey’s request is set to be heard by Currie on November 13.
Should James and Comey succeed in persuading the judge that Halligan was unlawfully appointed, it could doom both cases since Halligan was the only prosecutor to sign the indictments.
Selective and vindictive prosecution bid
James has several other avenues for ridding herself of the charges ahead of trial.
Walker asked Lowell whether he also intends to ask that the case be dismissed based on a claim that the Justice Department is unfairly criminally pursuing her. The judge specifically pointed to a motion to dismiss based on “selective or vindictive prosecution” that is pending in Comey’s case.
Lowell confirmed he’d file such a motion, telling the court it’s “the worst kept secret” that James’ defense attorneys feel she’s being unfairly prosecuted. But he stressed that his team needed to see more evidence in the case before deciding on the contours of such a claim.
Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/takeaways-letitia-james-arraignment
#2025 #America #Arraignment #CNN #CNNNews #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #History #LetitiaJames #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Norfolk #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #SelectiveProsecution #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpEnemy #UnitedStates #Virginia
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