"Prosecutors further expressed concerns about the department's ability to take the case to trial quickly due to problems identifying all the relevant materials that would need to be handed over to Comey's lawyers, sources said. I speculated that one reason the prosecutors borrowed from Raleigh - Tyler Lemons and Gabriel Diaz - claimed there would be extensive classified information was to stall for time."
"At the arraignment, Judge Michael Nachmanoff ordered the two sides to come up with a discovery order by Friday or submit their competing sides Monday. Yesterday, Comey's lawyers submitted this filing, explaining that they had immediately signed the standard discovery order, but had yet to receive a signed copy back. As described, the two sides disagreed about one issue, what pretrial motion date would govern:"
Prosecutors raised concerns that identifying and producing all relevant materials would hinder a speedy trial. Borrowed prosecutors suggested extensive classified information could create discovery burdens and delay proceedings. The judge ordered the parties to produce a discovery order by set deadlines following arraignment. Comey's lawyers signed the standard discovery order and returned it, but the government has not returned a signed copy. The parties agree on the order's terms but dispute which pretrial motion deadline triggers the government's Rule 16(a) production requirement, affecting when discovery must be produced.
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