3/ And whether they can reindict at all is questionable. Judge Currie suggest otherwise in dicta, writing that an "invalid indictment...cannot serve to block the door of limitations as it swings closed," relying on district court decisions in Maryland and Illinois.

2/…expect DOJ to contest that, both in court and by trying to install their own pick under other rules. They only have 6 months to reindict. As a practical matter, it’s unclear any of this resolves that quickly. It’s a mess.