"AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File The Department of Justice's quest to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey took another blow Wednesday after a court hearing that exposed new revelations about the grand jury proceedings in the case. Last month, Comey entered not guilty pleas for the two counts against him: making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. After waiving his right to have the indictment read to him in court, he asked for a jury trial."
"The case has been widely panned as lacking in legal merit, even by numerous conservatives, with many viewing the case as a politically motivated prosecution by President Donald Trump and finding multiple flaws with the documents filed by the president's recent appointee for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, his former attorney Lindsey Halligan."
"Among the revelations at Wednesday's hearing was the fact that the full grand jury never reviewed the entire two-count indictment after they had rejected one of the charges. U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia Michael Nachmanoff, a Biden appointee, grilled Halligan about the details of the grand jury proceedings, as reported by Politico: You're counsel of record. You can address the court, Nachmanoff said to Halligan, asking her to explain whether grand jurors beyond the foreperson were present when the original indictment and a narrower substitute one were presented to a magistrate judge. The foreperson and another grand juror was also present, Halligan said, apparently confirming that all the grand jury members present that day did not see the substitute indi"
The Department of Justice charged former FBI Director James Comey with making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding; Comey pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial. The prosecution has faced widespread criticism for lacking legal merit and for perceived political motivation linked to President Donald Trump. The appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, has been accused of filing flawed documents. Comey’s lawyers have argued improper appointment, malicious prosecution, and disparate treatment. A court hearing revealed that the full grand jury did not review the complete two-count indictment after one charge was rejected.
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