A shocking revelation emerged in federal court on Wednesday that could result in a major and embarrassing legal defeat for the Justice Department. Prosecutors admitted that the grand jury convened by interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, tasked with charging former FBI Director James Comey, never reviewed a complete copy of the final indictment against him.
The disclosure came during a motion hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, where Comey is seeking to have charges of lying to Congress and obstructing justice dismissed. Comey says he is being “vindictively and selectively prosecuted by the president and his yes-men at the Justice Department, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, because of Trump’s longstanding and very public animosity toward him.” He also argues that Halligan “was never lawfully appointed to the attorney role.”
Federal prosecutors told Judge Michael Nachmanoff that after the grand jury “failed to approve of all counts against Comey, Halligan merely brought the grand jurors an altered version of that indictment, not a new one,” according to CNN.
Michael Dreeben, Comey’s attorney, told the judge this indicated that “no indictment was returned” and that the statute of limitations to charge Comey had already run out.
Judge Nachmanoff ordered prosecutors to enter a response onto the docket by 5 p.m., explaining why Halligan did not present the grand jury with complete charges.
The unfolding saga casts a glaring light on the Justice Department under Trump’s influence, raising questions about legality, political interference, and procedural integrity at the highest levels.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
