"The Department of Justice is trying to bring a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey after the previous attempt was dismissed, according to a report by MS NOW. In that previous case, Comey had entered not guilty pleas for the two counts against him: making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. The prosecution was widely panned as lacking in legal merit,"
"U.S. District Court Judge Cameron McGowan Currie for the District of South Carolina, a Clinton appointee, dismissed the case against Comey last month, finding that the full grand jury never saw the full indictment and that Halligan, the sole prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, was unlawfully appointed. The dismissal was without prejudice, but as Currie further pointed out, the statute of limitations expired on Sept. 30 and there is no legitimate peg to extend it further."
The Department of Justice is preparing a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey after a prior prosecution was dismissed. Comey pleaded not guilty to counts alleging a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. The initial prosecution faced broad criticism as legally weak and politically motivated, with identified flaws in documents filed by Lindsey Halligan. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found the full grand jury never saw the complete indictment and that Halligan was unlawfully appointed. The dismissal was without prejudice, but the statute of limitations expired on Sept. 30, and DOJ sources say efforts are underway to seek a new indictment.
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