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Judge orders DOJ to give Comey grand jury records, citing prosecutor's misconduct

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2 months ago

A judge on Monday ordered the Department of Justice to hand over grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey, an unusual move that the judge said was necessary because of the department's "highly unusual" activity during the secret grand jury proceedings.Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick scolded the DOJ in the order for what he said was a glaring mishandling of evidence presented to grand jurors and possible misstatements by the case's lead prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan."The Court is finding that the government’s actions in this case — whether purposeful, reckless, or negligent —...