US EditionJudge Deals Setback to Justice Department Effort to Seek New Indictment Against Comey
The judge found likely Fourth Amendment violations in DOJ's retention of Richman's data, blocking evidence use and complicating efforts to re-indict former FBI Director James Comey.
- A federal judge has temporarily barred the Justice Department from accessing some evidence against former FBI Director James Comey.
- The order hinders the government's attempt to place new charges on Comey after indictments were dismissed.
- Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the government to identify and secure materials from Comey's devices by Dec. 8.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks DOJ’s Access to Key Evidence in Comey Case
A federal judge on Dec. 6 barred prosecutors from accessing evidence seized from ex-FBI Director James Comey’s former attorney, complicating the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) bid to revive a case against him. In a four-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted Daniel Richman’s bid for a temporary restraining order after he filed a lawsuit alleging that prosecutors unlawfully retained materials seized from his electronic dev…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Evidence Use in Dismissed Comey Case
Federal judge blocks DOJ access to evidence in thrown out Comey case
A federal judge dealt a blow to the U.S. Justice Department's attempt to re-indict former FBI Director James Comey Saturday night. In a temporary restraining order, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly prohibited DOJ prosecutors from accessing evidence, including emails and computer files, from Comey's former lawyer, it seized during probes in 2019 and 2020. Kollar-Kotelly wrote that Daniel Richman, a law professor at Columbia University, …
A federal judge has dealt a blow to the Justice Department's efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily blocking prosecutors from using…
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