From the moment #JamesComey was charged with lying to & obstructing Congress, his lawyers have asserted that the prosecution was little more than an act of vindictive #retribution fueled by #Trump’s longstanding animus against him.

Wed morning, the lawyers are set to make that argument in court & to persuade a federal judge that the case should be dismissed because the #DOJ effectively allowed itself to be taken captive by Trump’s desire to seek political #revenge.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/politics/comey-vindictive-prosecution-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Women #Health #Abortion #Pregnancy #Texas #Law #USPolitics

I need to reiterate how batshit crazy this is:

When Trump’s handpicked interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan briefly took the stand Wednesday, she said only 2 grand jurors reviewed the final #indictment it handed up against former FBI Director #JamesComey. Comey’s attorney then argued Halligan’s testimony indicates, “there is no indictment” against his client.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump

The judge started, “Am I correct -”

“No, you’re not,” #LindseyHalligan interrupted (you don’t do that). She said that there was one additional grand juror in the magistrate’s courtroom & quoted her back-and-forth with that judge.

“I’m familiar with the transcript,” Nachmanoff said. He then told her to sit down.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

“The new indictment wasn’t a new indictment,” Lemons said, attempting to justify that it was only reviewed by the foreperson.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff quickly called #LindseyHalligan, who was the only prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, to the lectern, asking her to confirm that the entire grand jury was never presented the altered indictment.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

The #Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute former FBI Director #JamesComey hit two major snags on Wednesday.

First, interim #USattorney for the Eastern District of Virginia #LindseyHalligan, who brought the #indictment, admitted the entire grand jury did not vote on the final indictment—a shocking development. Instead, only 2 grand jurors reviewed the indictment before it was presented in court.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics

Federal Judge Orders Some #Texas #Schools to Remove #TenCommandments Posters

The judge sided with families of students who had argued that the displays infringed on their #ReligiousFreedom.

#law #Constitution
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/us/politics/texas-ten-commandments.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

TL;DR: Europe is easing its strict privacy and AI regulations amid pressure from tech companies and the US government, including modifications to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its cookie consent requirements. https://www.theverge.com/news/823750/european-union-ai-act-gdpr-changes #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

#DOJ says full grand jury in #Comey case didn't review copy of final indictment
The “Justice” Department says the grand jury that charged former FBI Director #JamesComey wasn’t presented with a copy of the final #indictment

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/11/19/trump-comey-halligan-justice-department-fbi/c5c85b90-c505-11f0-be23-3ccb704f61ac_story.html

Earlier in the day, #DOJ lawyer Tyler Lemons, who is prosecuting the case, also told U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff that “someone” in #DAG #ToddBlanche’s office ordered him not to disclose whether career prosecutors in the Department of Justice authored a memo recommending that Comey should not be indicted. Lemons said that he was told he couldn’t disclose “privileged” information without permission.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

The #Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute former FBI Director #JamesComey hit two major snags on Wednesday.

First, interim #USattorney for the Eastern District of Virginia #LindseyHalligan, who brought the #indictment, admitted the entire grand jury did not vote on the final indictment—a shocking development. Instead, only 2 grand jurors reviewed the indictment before it was presented in court.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics

#DOJ Lawyers Admit 2 Shocking Details in Comey Case

Donald Trump’s revenge indictment against former FBI Director #JamesComey is off to a terrible start.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump
https://newrepublic.com/post/203388/doj-lawyers-admit-two-shocking-details-comey-case

#GiftArticle

‘Things happen’

#WashingtonPost Editorial Board

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.

The #US govt often advances its interests by working with nasty people, & #SaudiArabia Crown Prince #MBS is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing…to reluctantly deal with him…[but] #Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: #weak, #crass & of no strategic benefit to US.

#criminal #law #murder #Khashoggi #FreePress
https://wapo.st/4a02JnI

I need to reiterate how batshit crazy this is:

When Trump’s handpicked interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan briefly took the stand Wednesday, she said only 2 grand jurors reviewed the final #indictment it handed up against former FBI Director #JamesComey. Comey’s attorney then argued Halligan’s testimony indicates, “there is no indictment” against his client.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump

Before ending the hearing just after 11:30AM ET, Judge Michael Nachmanoff said he would not make any ruling Wednesday on whether #JamesComey is being vindictively prosecuted after the revelation that a full grand jury never saw the final indictment handed up against Comey.

“The issues are too weighty & too complex.”

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump

The judge started, “Am I correct -”

“No, you’re not,” #LindseyHalligan interrupted (you don’t do that). She said that there was one additional grand juror in the magistrate’s courtroom & quoted her back-and-forth with that judge.

“I’m familiar with the transcript,” Nachmanoff said. He then told her to sit down.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

“The new indictment wasn’t a new indictment,” Lemons said, attempting to justify that it was only reviewed by the foreperson.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff quickly called #LindseyHalligan, who was the only prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, to the lectern, asking her to confirm that the entire grand jury was never presented the altered indictment.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

“The President is underscoring what he wants here, [Erik] Siebert was not doing his job here.” The job of Siebert, who #Trump replaced with #LindseyHalligan, was to “prosecute,” Dreeben said.

“If that’s not a direction to prosecute, I’m not really sure what is,” Dreeben said.

#law #RevengePolitics

#JamesComey’s attorney argued Wednesday that #Trump’s Sept social media post pushing the #DOJ to prosecute is a “crystal clear” example of why his client is being charged only because of the president’s personal animosity.

The post, Dreeben, said, linked Comey to 2 other “enemies” of Trump, & portrayed his frustration that interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan’s predecessor was resisting bringing charges. Dreeben was referring to Sen #AdamSchiff & NYAG #LetitiaJames.

#law #RevengePolitics