#Trump and his former personal lawyer, #AlinaHabba, found guilty and fined $1m for filing frivolous lawsuits against #HillaryClinton and #JamesComey. Unanimous three-judge panel included a Trump appointee.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/26/donald-trump-penalty-lawsuit-hillary-clinton-00669616
The U.S. Justice Department is facing pushback against Trump’s demands for retribution against his perceived enemies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/world/politics/us-justice-department-trump-foes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #jamescomey #fbi
A U.S. federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, two perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/world/politics/us-judge-fbi-comey-nyc-james/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #fbi #jamescomey #newyork #letitiajames #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Halligan unlawfully appointed finds judge, indictments again James Comey and Letitia James dismissed
Halligan faked the indictment against Comey since the jury didn't actually vote on it, but the article calls that "secured"
In both cases Halligan was the only lawyer to sign the indictments and she has no prosecutorial experience
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/g-s1-98612/trump-us-attorney-lindsey-halligan
#JamesComey #LetitiaJames #USpol #LindseyHalligan and her #FraudIndictments
😂🤣😂 Constitution 📜: 1, #Trump 🎃: 🙃
👉🏾 Judge dismisses cases against #JamesComey and #LetitiaJames after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-dismisses-cases-james-comey-letitia-james-finding-prosecutor-was-rcna244775
AG live now covering the faked indictment against Comey
https://www.youtube.com/live/d5-PROgzc6A
#MuellerSheWrote #DRAG #AG #TheBreakdown #DailyBeans #podcast ish
Lisa Melton
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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
Andres
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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.
Andres
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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.
Andres
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“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.
Alex Akselrod
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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.
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
#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
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.
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.
#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
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.
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.”
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.
“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.
In his first question of the day, Judge Nachmanoff asked #JamesComey atty Michael Dreeben if he was arguing the case was brought to punish Comey for using his #FreeSpeech rights or that #Trump was targeting Comey because of his personal animosity toward against him.
Dreeben told the judge it is both.
“The President’s hate or animosity or dislike of Mr. Comey” may be enough to initially fire Comey, Dreeben said, but not use the “full weight” of the criminal justice system against Comey.”
#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.