After the DOJ’s case against James Comey was nuked Monday because the judge ruled that the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had some strong advice for the gloating former FBI director: You might want to pump the brakes on that victory lap, because you’re not out of the woods yet.
In an interview following the ruling, Leavitt said the administration will most certainly be appealing. We all know who this guy is and what he’s about, she charged:
Well, what I will say is that everybody knows that James Comey lied to Congress.
It’s as clear as day, and this judge took an unprecedented action to throw these cases out to shield James Comey and Letitia James from accountability, based on a technical ruling. And the administration disagrees with that technical ruling. We believe the attorney in this case, Lindsey Halligan, is not only extremely qualified for this position, but she was, in fact, legally appointed.
And I know the Department of Justice will be appealing this in very short order. So maybe James Comey should pump the brakes on his victory lap.
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🚨 NEW: Karoline Leavitt says James Comey should “PUMP THE BREAKS” on his “Victory Lap.”
“I know the Department of Justice will be APPEALING this in very short order. So maybe James should PUMP THE BRAKES on his victory lap.” pic.twitter.com/4uIq7fOx7B
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) November 24, 2025
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Meanwhile, addressing reporters at the White House, the press secretary said that President Trump continues to have confidence in Halligan despite the setback and called the judge’s decision “unprecedented.”
For his part, Comey issued yet another holier-than-thou video declaring that he had been the victim of a prosecution tainted with “malevolence and incompetence.” This is the same guy who pretended not to know what “86 47” meant.
James Comey releases a statement celebrating the activist court dismissing WITHOUT PREJUDICE the case against him.
All Democrats and RINOs have is scams, smoke and mirrors.
Comey wasn’t found innocent and the case isn’t over.
He’s lying like usual.pic.twitter.com/lFr1Fr4PUO
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 24, 2025
Comey appears to have forgotten or not understood that the case was tossed “without prejudice” — meaning the charges could still be filed again. (Even though the statute of limitations has now expired on Comey’s alleged crimes, the law provides an additional window within which new charges may be filed in thrown-out cases that were originally filed on time.)
Halligan was appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi as acting U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia in September after her predecessor, Erik Siebert, who was not in favor at the White House, resigned. Comey was indicted in September on one charge of making a false statement to Congress and another of obstructing a congressional proceeding.
This one isn’t over, and the fat lady hasn’t even started warming up her vocal cords yet.
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