Order appointing Lindsey Halligan, who secured indictments, to role of interim U.S. attorney described as 'defective' Other
Cela découle de l’annulation de la nomination d’une procureure placée en Virginie par le président. Events
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at U.S. President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The rulings from U.S. District Cameron McGowan Currie amount to a stunning rebuke... Other
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey hit another hurdle Wednesday as the Justice Department encountered mounting questions about how the case was presented to a grand jury for indictment. The development risked further imperiling a politically charged prosecution already subject to multiple challenges and demands for its dismissal. It came […] Other
The U.S. Justice Department acknowledged to a judge that the full grand jury did not review a copy of the final indictment, further imperiling the politically-charged case. Other
A federal judge on Monday directed U.S. prosecutors to produce all grand jury materials to defense lawyers, ruling the proceedings contained 'fundamental misstatements of the law.' Economics
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce to defense lawyers a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first” and investigate second. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick instructed prosecutors […] Sport
