Mike Johnson says Trump on ballot in 2026
I agree with that much. He was yesterday
Even Chief Justice voiced skepticism to Trump's claims on tariffs.
If judge isn't happy I could see case being dismissed. Also that one and only person signed the indictment Halligan was improperly appointed
Federal judge warns Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in Comey case
A federal judge on Wednesday warned the Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey.
A federal judge on Wednesday warned the Justice Department it may be veering close to mishandling evidence in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey.
“Right now, we are in a bit of a feeling of indict first, investigate later,” Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick of the Eastern District of Virginia said in the hearing in Comey’s case, which lasted under an hour.
It was an extraordinary remark in a case that has already faced both internal concern from other prosecutors as well as public accusations of the politicization of the Justice Department.
Fitzpatrick focused the hearing around questions he had for the prosecutors about how they had handled data collected under four search warrants in 2019 and 2020, which now could become part of the case against Comey.
The judge pressed prosecutor Tyler Lemons for direct answers on what evidence the Justice Department had in its possession, and whether anyone on the investigative side had looked at records that should be confidential because they are attorney-client communications.
The judge will ultimately determine whether the department properly handled evidence that it collected years ago in a leak investigation involving Comey and his friend and lawyer, Daniel Richman.
Comey’s defense lawyer said in court on Wednesday their side believed the former FBI director’s constitutional rights may have been violated but still don’t know enough about the information federal investigators collected years ago.