"As NYT quipped, the prosecutors who wrote the filing spent as much time suggesting that Mr. Comey had used the confidant, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University, as a conduit to the news media as they did seeking to reject allegations that the indictment was vindictive. The introduction is one page. The conclusion is 30 words. Mostly, though, it demonstrates that poor Tyler Lemons can't sort out what it is he is prosecuting."
"Start with transcripts. The government motion itself includes: A transcription of Jim Comey's May 3, 2017 exchange with Chuck Grassley (before he released a memo describing Trump's misconduct) A transcription of an exchange Comey had on June 8, 2017 with Susan Collins describing sharing that memo through Richman A transcription of the September 30, 2020 exchange Comey had with Ted Cruz that is charged as Count One of the indictment"
Tyler Lemons acknowledged that Kash Patel's FBI violated Jim Comey's Fourth Amendment rights, then argued that Comey should receive a Bill of Particulars. The filing spends more time alleging that Comey used confidant Daniel C. Richman as a conduit to the media than directly rebutting claims of vindictive prosecution. The filing's introduction runs one page and the conclusion thirty words, while its discussion devotes significant sections to alleging lies and obstruction by Comey. The brief includes transcriptions of Comey's exchanges with Grassley (May 3, 2017), Susan Collins (June 8, 2017), and Ted Cruz (Sept 30, 2020).
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