The department could forgo an appeal of Lindsey Halligan’s disqualification and instead seek to bring new charges against James Comey and Letitia James.
The judge also appeared puzzled after a lead prosecutor said he couldn’t reveal whether career attorneys initially recommended against charging the former FBI director.
Boasberg said he intends to receive testimony from a DOJ attorney who was fired in April and has since accused his superiors of flouting court orders related to the deportation flights.