James Comey and his high-powered legal team on Monday filed multiple motions to throw out his indictment with prejudice so that the "fatally flawed" charges he faces can't be filed again.
The former FBI director cited as an authority none other than U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon , who famously relied on a solo concurrence by Justice Clarence Thomas to toss out President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents prosecution based on the unlawful appointment of special counsel Jack Smith .
The much-anticipated Comey motions, which seek dismissal of false statement and obstruction charges on the basis of selective or vindictive prosecution , prominently citing Trump's public calls for U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute him, also directly challenge the validity of the appo