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In It to Win It

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NEWS: In a hearing in federal court, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey [View all]

NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued thatâ€™s a complete bar to further prosecution
— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T16:36:11.713Z

MORE: Under questioning by the judge, prosecutor Tyler Lemons said that heâ€™s under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generalsâ€™s office not to disclose whether there is a declination memo recommending against the prosecution of Comey
— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T16:40:31.718Z

Comey hearing just ended. Govt admits 2d indictment never shown to full grand jury. Judge concerned. AUSA also admits DAG Blancheâ€™s office told him not to disclose if previous prosecutors prepared a declination memo (saying why there was no case).
— Roger Parloff (@rparloff.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T16:38:23.817Z

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NEWS: In a hearing in federal court, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey [View all] In It to Win It Nov 19 OP

comey enabled this criminality samsingh Nov 19 #1

This is no longer about him. Maru Kitteh Nov 19 #4

Comey messed up big time in 2016, for sure. ShazzieB Nov 19 #33

I seriously doubt he made a mistake. Gary 50 Nov 19 #50

I can see why you think so. ShazzieB Nov 19 #56

Yes, there are possibilities. hamsterjill Nov 19 #70

Nobody remembers that it was former Rep. Jason Chaffetz who leaked Comey's notification FakeNoose Nov 20 #89

Yep YepYep Nov 19 #66

I agree with you, he knew exactly what he was doing. No pity for the guy. Escurumbele Nov 19 #84

True. And it couldn't happen to a fucklier fuckstick. Iggo Nov 19 #59

The charging indictment was never before the grand jury? Maru Kitteh Nov 19 #2

What does the "Stalking Horse" poli-junkie Nov 19 #19

Trump is sending her out there to test a concept. Maru Kitteh Nov 19 #38

and she's just enough of a sociopath, with no talent (aren't they all), to do it. nt Javaman Nov 20 #88

According to Wikipedia... ShazzieB Nov 19 #36

I think it's just that she's been put out there by Trump. It's not a serious case, it's just Maru Kitteh Nov 19 #39

DURec leftstreet Nov 19 #3

Trumps DOJ fuckups strike again Historic NY Nov 19 #5

They can't Cirsium Nov 19 #49

Exactly! OldBaldy1701E Nov 19 #54

Well but they could dismiss it. Captain Zero Nov 19 #77

A declination memo is very clearly Brady material CanonRay Nov 19 #6

They know they have no chance of any of this sticking Prairie Gates Nov 19 #7

Yep. People ahould lose their law licenses. Bluetus Nov 19 #11

I'm not sure that it is. onenote Nov 19 #12

But it was not a matter of disclosing the memo itself that moniss Nov 19 #28

Pretty sure this lawyer just confirmed there is one with that answer Arazi Nov 19 #46

This is really bad for the DOJ case against Comey LetMyPeopleVote Nov 19 #8

TY, LMPV.. nt Cha Nov 19 #78

Lindsey Halligan says full grand jury never saw final indictment it handed up against Comey LetMyPeopleVote Nov 19 #9

I thought kangaroos only lived in Australia. Justice matters. Nov 19 #16

OMG MorbidButterflyTat Nov 19 #20

No! The women also debase themselves maxrandb Nov 19 #63

True. MorbidButterflyTat Nov 19 #69

OMG, I had no idea what she looked like and had to google to be sure. ShazzieB Nov 19 #42

But..but..they look like high powered lawyers on t.v. mwmisses4289 Nov 19 #10

Elect clowns lonely bird Nov 19 #13

I'm beginning to wonder about these old white guys. Anybody else? twodogsbarking Nov 19 #14

I'm definitely beginning to wonder about SOME young white women. ShazzieB Nov 19 #44

They hope to tap into some moolah Wednesdays Nov 19 #51

I suppose that must be it. ShazzieB Nov 19 #61

Indeed. Wednesdays Nov 19 #67

Decent people see the Casting Couch as a disgusting part of the past maxrandb Nov 19 #68

more evidence to be used at their disbarment hearings moonshinegnomie Nov 19 #15

'Unreal incompetence': Lindsey Halligan makes stunning 'admission' about James Comey case LetMyPeopleVote Nov 19 #17

"Tyler Lemons said that he's UNDER ORDERS from the Deputy Attorney Generals's office" Grins Nov 19 #18

I'm an old guy . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 19 #21

Sponsored by Geritol! displacedvermoter Nov 19 #30

When it moved to TV those lights were moniss Nov 19 #31

Funny how small decisions can RANDYWILDMAN Nov 19 #22

With respect, presenting an indictment that was never indicted Bluetus Nov 19 #32

Fiddle with your hair some more Aviation Pro Nov 19 #23

She thinks if she wears her red "power" suit the judge will think she's a real lawyer. llmart Nov 19 #29

It's deception not incompetence! poli-junkie Nov 19 #24

In her case it's actually both. Of course she is a liar. Wiz Imp Nov 19 #55

The case against call me is, quite literally, a hoax. WheelWalker Nov 19 #25

My nominee for US Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia AverageOldGuy Nov 19 #26

Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde" is exponentially better than anything TSF appoints. nt Wednesdays Nov 19 #57

Yep. She was competent and NOT a criminal or otherwise ethically challenged Wiz Imp Nov 19 #60

Lying, cheating and oh, yeah the incompetence is staggering. NotHardly Nov 19 #27

Maybe they'll try to have "Box of Wine" move over from moniss Nov 19 #34

Halligan committed fraud. She should go to prison for this. She falsified court records Takket Nov 19 #35

We had to wait for her to say it in an interview mahina Nov 19 #40

She absolutely should ck4829 Nov 19 #75

Believed nobody would read the documents... ultralite001 Nov 19 #76

Oopsies! surfered Nov 19 #37

Rapid-fire criminality democrank Nov 19 #41

can Halligan azureblue Nov 19 #43

Yes, she can (or at least the DOJ can be sued) Wiz Imp Nov 19 #62

Ruh-Roh mcar Nov 19 #45

This is why you install the kangaroo court BEFORE the show trials. Queso Delicioso Nov 19 #47

I thank the good Lord they're this awful at their jobs FakeNoose Nov 19 #48

Every judge isn't Aileen Cannon NBachers Nov 19 #52

To be expected from a lawyer that can't even use the word 'principle' correctly. edbermac Nov 19 #53

"The balance of power is a bedrock principal of our democracy..." Wiz Imp Nov 19 #64

. MorbidButterflyTat Nov 19 #71

Maybe she was referring to this principal? Wednesdays Nov 19 #65

What a glorious cock up on the part of DoJ!!! This is going to blow up spectacularly when the judge dismisses it with .. marble falls Nov 19 #58

Holy shit. Disbar Halligan and Bondi! SunSeeker Nov 19 #72

They are such amateurs they can't even get their corruptions right. flashman13 Nov 19 #73

Kicking a Comey post because this is an injustice and an illegal act - regardless of my opinion on Comey ck4829 Nov 19 #74

The failure to have a new vote on the indictment likely will end up being a non-issue onenote Nov 19 #79

The entire US Justice System is a horrendous zorbasd Nov 19 #80

An inch deep and a mile wide, all of them. ms liberty Nov 19 #81

I hope Lindsey has a long career pan-handling struggle4progress Nov 19 #82

Ty Cobb-Attorney General Pam Bondi and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan should be disbarred LetMyPeopleVote Nov 19 #83

Forget about Comey's fuckup re Hillary Clinton. This is now about destroying the Trump administration's weaponisation Martin68 Nov 19 #85

How much longer Judge ? republianmushroom Nov 19 #86

Nobody is this stupid. Had to be deliberate. Blumancru Nov 20 #87

I wish it was a bar to any other legal work anywhere by Halligan IbogaProject Friday #90