“But there’s much more anxiety about the possibility of Comstock prosecutions, because those would be federal charges.”

They also fought to have the case dismissed by arguing that presidents-elect have immunity from criminal prosecution, an argument Justice Merchan rejected but they have continued to argue to higher courts.

Ansbach was never charged with a crime, however, and will now serve as a witness for the prosecution, Mariano said Thursday.

“Criminal prosecutions are supposed to be about the search for truth and justice, not to pursue personal or political gain or harass the innocent,” Baldwin attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement.

"The last Conservative government legislated to tackle illegal migration and worked with international partners to bring criminals to face justice, disrupt their activities and secure arrests, prosecutions and convictions."