Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. A federal judge has dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney in Virginia that brought the indictments, had been unlawfully appointed.
NPR's Keri Johnson has more. The Trump administration installed Lindsey Halligan as U.S.
Chapter 2: What legal decisions were made regarding James Comey and Letitia James?
attorney in Virginia in late September, soon after the prosecutor already in that job expressed doubts about moving forward with charges against prominent critics of President Trump. Now, federal judges found Halligan's appointment defective under the Constitution.
The ruling means that indictments Halligan won against the former FBI director and the sitting New York Attorney General are dismissed for now. The Justice Department has the option to appeal and could try to revive both cases. Lawyers for Jim Comey and Tish James are challenging the indictments on several other grounds. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon may prosecute Senator Mark Kelly. Imperial School Lawrence reports Kelly and others have told U.S. troops not to follow illegal orders.
Kelly, a former combat pilot and astronaut, joined five other Democratic lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds last week in a message to U.S. troops. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. That's a basic tenet of military education, but President Trump called it treason and suggested the six Democrats be hanged.
The Trump administration has faced legal questions about deployment of National Guard troops domestically and deadly airstrikes on boats suspected of smuggling. Of the six in the video, only Kelly, as a formerly retired officer, can be recalled to face court-martial. And Secretary Hegseth said that's what the Pentagon may do after this review, though it would be rare if not unprecedented.
Senator Kelly responded that he won't be intimidated. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
A new Pew study of Latinos finds big concerns over the economy and immigration. And NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports they blame President Trump's policies.
The Pew Research Center polled more than 5,000 Latinos in the past two months, which is more than 10 times the average of a national poll. And what they found was significant. 70% disapprove of the job that Trump is doing. On the economy, four in five view it negatively, and 61% say Trump's policies have made things worse. On immigration, two-thirds disapprove of how Trump's handling it.
More than that say that he's doing too much when it comes to deportations. Overall, a majority say they have serious concerns about their place in America, and And one in three say they've contemplated leaving the country. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
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