BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case. pic.twitter.com/u12DDEKYZc
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 17, 2025
👀Fitzpatrick said Halligan made two apparent "fundamental misstatements of law" to the grand jury that could threaten the case. https://t.co/WVDpuMaGDN pic.twitter.com/krW6bnOVib
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 17, 2025
NEW: A "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" by Lindsey Halligan imperils Comey case, magistrate judge finds.https://t.co/2HnnrUNIO3 pic.twitter.com/qoTfCAfxFt
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 17, 2025
UPDATE: Judge Nachmanoff has briefly halted the order requiring DOJ to turn over the grand jury materials to Comey. Instead, he sets a rapid schedule to consider DOJ's appeal of the decision that should resolve it by next week. https://t.co/6sZNv8EEoN pic.twitter.com/fmUDwsIjpG
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 17, 2025
A federal magistrate judge says “government misconduct” may have tainted the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, describing a cascade of apparent errors by lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan.
The magistrate judge, William Fitzpatrick, ordered prosecutors Monday to quickly turn over records of secret grand jury proceedings to defense attorneys as they seek to dismiss the false-statement and obstruction-of-Congress charges pending against Comey in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
“The Court recognizes this is an extraordinary remedy,” Fitzpatrick wrote in a 24-page opinion, “but given the factually based challenges the defense has raised to the government’s conduct and the prospect that government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings, disclosure of grand jury materials under these unique circumstances is necessary.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/lindsey-halligan-indictment-james-comey-00654224