James Comey
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A U.S. judge found on Monday there is evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against James Comey, and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to the former FBI chief's defense lawyers.
Alexandria, Virginia-based U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzgerald found that Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney leading the case, may have made significant legal errors in presenting evidence and instructing grand jurors who were weighing whether to charge Comey - mistakes that could have tainted the case.
"The record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding," Fitzgerald wrote in his ruling.
Grand jury materials are typically protected by strict secrecy rules. Fitzgerald acknowledged that disclosure to the defense was an "extraordinary remedy," but found that Comey had shown a specific need for the records.
"The Court finds the record in this case requires the full disclosure of grand jury materials," the judge wrote.
"In so finding, the Court recognizes this is an extraordinary remedy, but given the factually based challenges the defense has raised to the government's conduct and the prospect that government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings, disclosure of grand jury materials under these unique circumstances is necessary to fully protect the rights of the accused."
Fitzgerald's ruling catalogs a series of what the judge described as investigative blunders in the investigation. These include prosecutors' decision to review evidence the FBI seized years earlier without securing a new warrant and allowing an FBI agent to testify to the grand jury even though the agent may have been exposed to material shielded by attorney-client privilege, a legal doctrine that protects legal advice between lawyers and their clients.
The judge also found that Halligan made statements to grand jurors harmful to Comey's legal rights.
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Long form takedown of Lindsay Halligan ...
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-is-in-deep-trouble-in-the
Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.
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Long form takedown of Lindsay Halligan ...
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-is-in-deep-trouble-in-the
@Piano-Dad said in James Comey:
Long form takedown of Lindsay Halligan ...
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-is-in-deep-trouble-in-the
Sad that most MAGA voters won’t take the time to appreciate something like this.
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@Daniel said in James Comey:
... if you have nothing nice to say then say nothing at all.
We can argue that speaking up against injustice is "nice" for the victims. Keep these in the back pocket:
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do [say] nothing." — Edmund Burke
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"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." — Elie Wiesel
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"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people." — Martin Luther King Jr.
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"We will have to repent in this generation, not only for the evil words and deeds of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people." — Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Silence in the face of injustice is the voice of complicity." — Noam Chomsky
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Long form takedown of Lindsay Halligan ...
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-is-in-deep-trouble-in-the
@Piano-Dad said in James Comey:
Long form takedown of Lindsay Halligan ...
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/halligan-is-in-deep-trouble-in-the
Interesting stuff.
And it gets worse...
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Federal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, saying Lindsey Halligan appointment was unlawful.
Prosecutors who work under Halligan argued Attorney General Pam Bondi has full authority to appoint whomever she wants to the position as long as they are qualified, and that the 120-day period serves as a sort of check-in system for those interim US Attorneys appointed.
“The implications of a contrary conclusion are extraordinary,” Currie wrote of the Halligan appointment. “It would mean the Government could send any private citizen off the street — attorney or not — into the grand jury room to secure an indictment so long as the Attorney General gives her approval after the fact. That cannot be the law. “
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/politics/james-comey-letitia-james-indictments-dismissed
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The continuing saga.
James Comey’s friend and former lawyer Daniel Richman is suing the Justice Department over evidence gathered from him years ago that was used in the recently dismissed criminal case against Comey, which could disrupt the Trump administration’s imminent plans to re-indict the former FBI director.
The evidence the Justice Department gathered from collecting Richman’s online accounts, iPhone, iPad and a hard drive in 2019 and 2020 was becoming a serious issue in criminal case against Comey in Northern Virginia that was dismissed last month.
Richman, a Columbia University law professor, is asking the federal court based in Washington, DC, to issue an emergency order for the Justice Department to stop accessing Richman’s files and hold a hearing on whether the Justice Department violated Richman’s constitutional rights.
He says the Justice Department still having access to his files is a “callous disregard” of his Fourth Amendment rights protecting against unfair searches and government seizures.
“There is no lawful basis for the government to retain any images of Professor Richman’s computer, whether stored on the Hard Drive or elsewhere,” his lawsuit says. “The government’s conduct has deprived Professor Richman of his constitutional rights, and the injury to Professor Richman will continue if his property is not returned.”
Richman’s new requests in court now create the possibility that a judge could further dig into the allegations of prosecutorial missteps, which were not fully exposed or litigated in the Comey case before it was dismissed last Monday, or close off evidence prosecutors may want to use as they try to refashion charges against Comey related to his 2020 congressional testimony.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/politics/james-comey-daniel-richman-lawsuit-justice-department
