James Comey 'grateful' after criminal case against him thrown out by judge – video

'I’m grateful that the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence,' said the former FBI director after a federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James, finding that the US attorney hand-picked by Donald Trump to bring the cases was unlawfully appointed in a ruling that dealt a major blow to the justice department's efforts to pursue perceived political enemies of the president.

• US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James