Alexandria, Va . — Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James will be arguing in court Thursday that the federal indictments against their clients should be dismissed because Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney in Virginia is unlawful.

The court decided to consolidate the arguments for dismissal soon after James' arraignment. Both Comey and James have stated that Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and unconstitutional.

She was named to the post days after Erik Siebert resigned as acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia amid pressure from President Trump to bring prosecutions against his political foes. Just before Siebert's resignation, sources had told CBS News that p

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