Does James Comey indictment have 'fatal flaw'? Some legal experts say so.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Liz Oyer, the former Justice Department pardon attorney under Trump, said she believes "there's a strong argument that she was not lawfully appointed.
50% : The appointment of Halligan - a former insurance lawyer with no prosecutorial background who was previously a personal defense attorney for Trump and then aide in his White House - occurred just days before the five-year statute of limitations was to run out on Sept. 30 on charges accusing Comey of making false statements to Congress back in September 2020.
50% : Her appointment also came soon after Trump personally took to social media to demand that Comey be indicted, along with other of his perceived political enemies.
50% : Trump said.
50% : If Trump fired Siebert, 'That makes the office vacant' Pro-Trump lawyer Trent McCotter disagreed with Whelan's analysis.
50% : He responded to Whelan on X that because Trump fired Siebert, "That makes the office vacant." "If you're right," he told Whelan, "the AG's appointment power would literally never reset once 120 days expire.
33% : In a Sept. 20 post on Truth Social, Trump addressed Bondi publicly, saying Comey was "guilty as hell," without explaining what Comey was allegedly guilty of.

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