Other career prosecutors in the office had also reached that conclusion, some of whom have since been fired. #Comey & James are both also pursuing motions seeking the dismissal of their cases on grounds that #LindseyHalligan’s appointment was #illegal. A judge has scheduled a hearing next week to weigh arguments on that front.

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Judge scolds #Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first & investigate second’ approach
U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the #DOJ’s approach to James B. Comey’s prosecution as “highly unusual.”

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A federal judge Wednesday scolded prosecutors pursuing charges against fmr #FBI dir James B. #Comey for what he described as an “indict first & investigate second” approach to the case that has put an unfair burden on Comey’s defense.
US Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the #DOJ’s approach to Comey’s prosecution as “highly unusual” & ordered its attorneys to hand over a raft of potential evidence by end of day Thursday.

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Judge scolds #Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first & investigate second’ approach
U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the #DOJ’s approach to James B. Comey’s prosecution as “highly unusual.”

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https://wapo.st/4orYWUJ

“This is what prosecutors do in #dictatorships,” Richard W. Painter, a #law professor at the University of MN who served as the chief #ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, posted.

…#Comey appeared to take the news of the indictment calmly, responding in a video posted on social media. “We will not live on our knees, & you shouldn’t either…I have great confidence in the federal justice system & I’m innocent, so let’s have a trial.”

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The #DOJ would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that #Comey intentionally lied to the #Senate cmte, “not just that he got something wrong,” Robert Kelner, a lawyer at the firm Covington & Burling, who has represented the #Republican National Cmte & other Republican organizations, posted.

“What evidence do they have for that?” Kelner said, adding, “This isn’t a serious case.”

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The indictment provided no details about evidence that prosecutors would use in a trial, & came even though career prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia had found insufficient evidence to support charges.

The indictment asserts that #Comey lied when he testified to senators in 2020 that he had not authorized anyone in the FBI to leak info to the news media about a bureau investigation into an unnamed person. But it was not even clear what episode the indictment refers to.

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