The Trump administration is planning its next move after the dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James.

A US federal judge ruled on Monday that the prosecutor who brought the charges had been illegally appointed.

Donald Trump had urged the prosecution of the pair, but the rulings from US district judge Cameron McGowan Currie have, for now, halted proceedings against the pair, who have been publicly attacked by the US president.

Mr Comey was appointed FBI director in 2013 by President Barack Obama, and at the time of Trump's 2016 election was overseeing an investigation into whether the Republican's presidential campaign had conspired with Russia. He was fired by Trump in May 2017.

Ms James won against Trump and t

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