Federal judge warns Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in Comey case
Judge Fitzpatrick set a Thursday deadline for the DOJ to produce grand jury materials and seized evidence to address privilege disputes and procedural concerns in Comey’s case.
- A federal judge ordered prosecutors to produce grand jury materials and other seized evidence in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, citing concerns about the Justice Department's approach.
- Comey is charged with lying to Congress in 2020 about authorizing an anonymous source, days after President Donald Trump called for his prosecution.
- The judge expressed concern that the Justice Department may have decided to 'indict first and investigate later' in the case against Comey.
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Judge Orders Prosecutors to Turn Over Evidence Against James Comey
A federal judge on Nov. 5 ordered prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to hand over evidence in its case against former FBI Director James Comey. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick gave the DOJ until the end of Thursday to provide Comey’s attorneys with grand jury materials, along with other evidence related to the case. Comey’s attorneys told the court that they had no access to relevant evidence that had been collected years ago …
Pam Bondi's DOJ Gets Admonished a Second Time for Indict[ing] First, Investigat[ing] Second
Remember how, 72-hours ago, I wrote an interminable post about how this Comey case may be about more than just two charges filed back in September? I argued, among other things, that Comey may have asked for grand jury transcripts not (just) because getting them in December would help him win a vindictive prosecution claim that’ll be heard a month earlier, but because one of the now-three judges involved in the case might see the validity of his…
Federal judge warns Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in Comey case
A federal judge on Wednesday warned the Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey.
Judge Orders DOJ to Release Comey Case Materials
A federal judge ordered prosecutors in former FBI Director James Comey’s case to release investigation materials, criticizing the DOJ for appearing to “indict first and investigate later,” as Comey fights charges of lying to Congress he claims were politically motivated by President Trump.
"Indict First, Investigate Later": Judge Orders DOJ To Hand Over Comey Case Evidence
A federal magistrate judge has ordered prosecutors in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey to immediately produce a “trove of materials” seized during the investigation, voicing serious concern that the Justice Department (DOJ) may have proceeded with an “indict first and investigate later” approach. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick’s ruling on Wednesday instructed […] “Indict First, Investigate Later”: Judge Orders DOJ …
'Indict first, investigate later': Judge blasts DOJ as he demands records in Comey case
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick blasted Department of Justice attorneys for adopting an "indict first, investigate later" posture in a case against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress.During a Wednesday hearing, Fitzpatrick demanded that the Justice Department turn o...
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