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fromemptywheel
3 days ago

Did the Comey Dismissal Render Kash Patel's Grand Conspiracy "Just Someone Else's Fantasy"? - emptywheel

Dismissal of Comey indictment affects prospects for a broader Grand Conspiracy Florida case, leaving critical issues unresolved and influencing statute-of-limitations strategy.
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fromThe Daily Beast
1 month ago
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Trump's Beauty Queen Prosecutor Begins Purging DOJ Office

Lindsey Halligan removed Maggie Cleary and reshaped the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney's Office to pursue politically charged prosecutions of Trump's perceived foes.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
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This Case is So Weak!' Ex-Federal Prosecutor Blasts Lindsey Halligan for Signing Comey Indictment

Former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi says James Comey's indictment is weak, politically motivated, and criticizes prosecutor Lindsey Halligan for agreeing to sign it.
fromIntelligencer
5 days ago

Lindsey Halligan Gets Sunk

"Consequently, I conclude that the Attorney General's attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid and that Ms. Halligan has been unlawfully serving in that role since September 22, 2025," Currie wrote. "I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey's indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside."
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fromemptywheel
1 week ago

The Graymail Cometh - emptywheel

Durham, Patel, Ratcliffe and allies pursued a Russian-fabricated intelligence report for years, and Comey's indictment revives that flawed, potentially criminally tainted pursuit.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Former Trump Lawyer Calls for Pam Bondi to be Disbarred

Pam Bondi and Lindsay Halligan should be disbarred for alleged improper presentation of evidence and charges to the grand jury in the Comey indictment.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Judge blasts 'disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps' in DOJ's case against former FBI chief James Comey | Fortune

The Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case. Those problems, wrote Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick, include "fundamental misstatements of the law" by a prosecutor to the grand jury
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fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

DOJ's 'Profound' Missteps Get The Judicial Roast Treatment And Comey Defense Gets Grand Jury Access - Above the Law

Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered DOJ to disclose all grand jury materials in the Comey indictment, citing investigative missteps that may have tainted proceedings.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

James Comey faces deadline to file motion to dismiss charges against him US politics live

Former FBI director James Comey faces a deadline to file motions to dismiss an indictment accusing him of false statements and obstruction.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ex-FBI director James Comey to appear in court amid concerns of Trump weaponizing justice department live

A former official faces indictment; trial likelihood and judge assignment polarize reactions amid national security briefings, Gaza talks, Chicago Guard deployment, and a government shutdown.
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fromAxios
1 month ago

"I'm not going to discuss that": Bondi clashes with senators over Comey, Epstein and Trump

Bondi repeatedly refused to answer Democratic senators about Comey's indictment, Epstein records, and allegations involving Tom Homan, deflecting and redirecting scrutiny.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Pam Bondi Goes for the Jugular by Reviving Democrat's Military Service Scandal During Fiery Hearing

Pam Bondi rebuked Senator Richard Blumenthal during a Senate hearing, confronting his past false Vietnam-service claims while refusing to discuss conversations about Comey's indictment.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Bondi set to give testimony to Congress at first hearing since Comey indictment

Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid concerns the Justice Department is being politicized to target President Trump's perceived enemies.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Justice Department Won't Break Easily

Trump's politicized prosecutions face judicial resistance; Comey's indictment appears weak while broader efforts risk expansive definitions and aggressive investigations.
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fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

James Comey Taps Small Law To Defend Him Against Witch Hunt - Above the Law

The indictment of James Comey is politically motivated, with a replaced prosecutor and a defense led by experienced litigator Patrick Fitzgerald.
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fromAxios
2 months ago

Some Democrats scouring their finances for fear of a Trump prosecution: "No one is safe"

House Democrats are reviewing personal finances and liability insurance amid fears of politically motivated legal retaliation following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
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fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump says he "would think" the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray

Comey's indictment energized the president and MAGA, fueling unproven accusations against FBI leadership and raising expectations of further prosecutions.
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fromemptywheel
2 months ago

Will Jim Comey's Prosecution Prove Kash Patel Lied to Senate Judiciary Committee? - emptywheel

The indictment focuses on whether James Comey authorized Dan Richman to share information anonymously, with related implications for Kash Patel's past congressional statements.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Chuck Schumer Has 'No Faith' in Judicial System Under Trump

The U.S. judicial system under President Donald Trump is politicized, undermined, and lacks public faith due to alleged partisan prosecutions and pardons.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Greg Gutfeld Rants About Comey While Declaring It's Not Revenge If You Have It Coming!'

And the Dems love due process, so let's due process the hell out of this guy! He may get away with it, but he's got to go through the process. Gutfeld continued: I love the media saying that, you know, Trump has set a precedent. Have they forgotten [Rudy] Giuliani, [Steve] Bannon, [Roger] Stone, [Peter] Navarro, [George] Papadopoulos, [the Trump supporters what, a thousand of them? They invented lawfare so, they can call it revenge it's not revenge if you have it coming and if it's justice.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

JUST IN: DOJ Probing DA Fani Willis Who Had Trump Hauled In For Mugshot Amid Comey Bombshell

The Department of Justice subpoenaed travel records of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis amid a federal grand jury probe following the Comey indictment.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Calls BS On Trump Over Revenge' On Comey, Enemies List

President Trump publicly signaled retribution against perceived enemies, including James Comey, despite denying an enemies list and predicting further indictments.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Lordy! Trump Nailing Comey Over Leaks That Actually Helped Him Defeat Hillary Is Peak Irony

James Comey has been indicted by the Trump Justice Department for allegedly lying about authorizing a leak that may have aided Donald Trump's 2016 victory.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Hypocrisy on Steroids': Kash Patel Rails Against Wildly False Accusations' About James Comey Investigation

They called the balls and strikes and will continue to do so, wrote Patel. The wildly false accusations attacking this FBI for the politicization of law enforcement comes from the same bankrupt media that sold the world on Russia Gate- it's hypocrisy on steroids. Their baseless objections tell us now, more than ever, that we are precisely over the target and will remain on mission until completion, he concluded. Thank you to this brave FBI team. Mission First.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP': Trump Prosecutes the Destroyer of Lives' Ex-FBI Chief on Truth Social

Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can't imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it's a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he's off to a very good start.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Trump's Justice Department indicts former FBI director James Comey

Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted for making false statements and obstruction of justice and faces up to five years in prison.
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