The request to dismiss the case came after Lindsey Halligan acknowledged she had never shown a final version of the indictment to the entire grand jury for a vote.

Comey is seeking to have the indictment thrown out on the grounds that it's the product of a vindictive prosecution.

The judge overseeing former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming trial on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of justice intervened late Monday to temporarily block a sweeping order

In a blistering ruling issued this week, federal Magistrate Judge Bill Fitzpatrick peeled the bark off the prosecution’s abject mishandling of the Comey grand jury. (The decision is currently being considered by the higher-ranking district judge presiding over the case.

In their haste to shore up that shaky case before it was too late, FBI agents took shortcuts that cast doubt on the indictment's validity, U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick found.

In a blistering opinion over how the DOJ brought charges against ex-FBI Director James Comey, a judge said there may be grounds to toss the case.