US EditionJudge Deals Setback to Justice Department Effort to Seek New Indictment Against Comey
Judge Kollar-Kotelly found likely Fourth Amendment violations in DOJ's retention and warrantless search of Richman's files, blocking use of key evidence in Comey prosecution.
- 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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Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's Baby-Splitting with Dan Richman's Devices
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued an order that — if DOJ abides by it — should have the effect of forcing DOJ to do what they should have done in the first place before charging Jim Comey: Obtain a warrant for materials it claims supports their imagined crime. At first, this looks like a tidy solution — and (as Politico notes) it may well present unbridgeable barriers to a renewed indictment of Jim Comey in EDVA, to say nothing of the Grand Co…
Trump’s Comey case dealt new setback
What happenedA federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Saturday that prosecutors seeking to reindict former FBI Director James Comey cannot use key evidence, striking a blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his perceived enemies. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly temporarily barred the Justice Department from accessing or utilizing information seized from the computer of Comey’s friend Dan Richman in 2017.Who said whatKo…
DOJ Locked Out Of Comey Evidence It Never Should Have Had
Sometimes, the wheels of justice turn slowly. Sometimes they move at warp speed. This is one of the latter, thanks to the Justice Department’s shenanigans. On Saturday evening, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly effectively sealed the evidence in the government’s case against former FBI director James Comey. The ruling came in a suit filed by Daniel Richman, Comey’s friend and sometimes lawyer, who demanded the return of files seized from him in 2019 …
DOJ dealt setback in effort to reindict Comey
A federal judge on Saturday agreed to temporarily block Justice Department access to emails from a close associate of James Comey, issuing another roadblock as prosecutors weigh bringing a second case against the former FBI director. A different federal judge recently tossed the case against Comey, determining U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was not properly appointed…
The nightmare continues for Trump’s targeted prosecutions as a judge blocks Comey evidence after a grand jury defeat
Federal prosecutors targeting James Comey just ran into another massive roadblock after a federal judge temporarily blocked them from accessing key evidence, making an already convoluted criminal case even more difficult. This is a tough blow for the Department of Justice, especially since the Trump administration is expected to try to re-indict the former FBI director. On Saturday, Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a four-pag…
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