Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
Charges tossed: A federal judge threw out the criminal charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, on Monday after finding that the prosecutor President Trump handpicked to bring the cases had been illegally appointed. The ruling deals a heavy blow to a pair of high-profile prosecutions sought by President Trump, who has pushed the Justice Department to pursue his political enemies. The administration is expected to appeal. Read more ›
Onward we go:
Senator investigation: The Defense Department began investigating Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, over “serious allegations of misconduct” after he appeared in a video reminding military personnel to refuse illegal orders. The video enraged President Trump, who accused Mr. Kelly and the five others in the video — all Democrats and former members of the military or the intelligence community — of sedition, “punishable by DEATH.” Read more ›
China visit: Mr. Trump said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing in April during a call on Monday morning with China’s leader, Xi Jinping. Mr. Trump said he would host a reciprocal visit in Washington later next year.
