A judge repeatedly questioned prosecutors about the validity of the indictment returned by a grand jury and its handling by interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan.

The judge also appeared puzzled after a lead prosecutor said he couldn’t reveal whether career attorneys initially recommended against charging the former FBI director.

Judge finds interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan signed final indictment against James Comey that was never presented to full grand jury.

The DOJ's case against former FBI Director James Comey faces new challenges. And, newly released emails name powerful figures who stayed close to Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction.

A U.S. judge on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment of former FBI Director James Comey secured by a prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump in the latest signal that the charges may be dismissed before trial.

James Comey will appear before a federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday as his attorneys argue that the former FBI director is facing a “selective and vindictive” prosecution by the Trump administrati

The Sept. 25 grand jury transcript “conclusively refutes” that there was an issue with the voting process, prosecutors said.

It’s been plain from the start that the Justice Department’s prosecution of James Comey springs from Donald Trump’s desire for payback against a bitter political enemy. Exhibit A: the president’s own September 20,