Comey to be Indicted

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

>>Lawyers for James Comey are in court on Wednesday as part of the former FBI director's case against the Justice Department. Comey claims he's being selectively prosecuted as part of a revenge effort by President Donald Trump. 

CNN's crime and justice correspondent Katelyn Polantz revealed one "startling discussion" in court during which "things got very intense very quickly."

One of the revelations was that the full grand jury never saw the final indictment of Comey before U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan announced it.

"I mean, this is a big revelation, Katelyn. Have you ever heard of this happening before?" host Pamela Brown asked. 

Polantz said she's been in a lot of these DOJ hearings, and this one was "gobsmacking."

"It was absolute silence," she said. "You could see the entire room shift. And from that point on this was the only thing mattering in this case. This was the only thing the judge and others were talking about."

"In full, they had voted down indicting Comey because they had been asked to approve three different charges against him. That indictment was a no from the grand jury. And then there was no further discussion with the prosecutors to bring about the indictment Comey now faces," she explained. 

The judge then began asking questions about the missing pieces of the grand jury testimony. The transcript had chunks missing, even in the judge's copy and he wanted to know why.

"The judge asked the question: 'The operative indictment in this case, that document was never shown to the entire grand jury?'" she cited. 

Tyler Lemons, the prosecutor at the table with Halligan said, "no."

Another thing Polantz found surprising is how much the argument went back to Halligan.

"Is she a puppet? Is she a stalking horse of Donald Trump [...] sent in to bring this case?" the judge asked at one point.

"And the prosecutors kept saying, 'No, she was making decisions on her own,'" Polantz explained, describing Halligan as nodding vigorously in agreement.

Once it became known that the full grand jury didn't see the indictment, it was about a different matter entirely, and Halligan became very "short" with the judge, Polantz said.<<

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[Ron_Artest 2,304]

This is what happens when no one will take the case so you appoint an insurance lawyer to do it.

[Mike Honcho 5,480]

35 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

>>Lawyers for James Comey are in court on Wednesday as part of the former FBI director's case against the Justice Department. Comey claims he's being selectively prosecuted as part of a revenge effort by President Donald Trump. 

CNN's crime and justice correspondent Katelyn Polantz revealed one "startling discussion" in court during which "things got very intense very quickly."

One of the revelations was that the full grand jury never saw the final indictment of Comey before U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan announced it.

"I mean, this is a big revelation, Katelyn. Have you ever heard of this happening before?" host Pamela Brown asked. 

Polantz said she's been in a lot of these DOJ hearings, and this one was "gobsmacking."

"It was absolute silence," she said. "You could see the entire room shift. And from that point on this was the only thing mattering in this case. This was the only thing the judge and others were talking about."

"In full, they had voted down indicting Comey because they had been asked to approve three different charges against him. That indictment was a no from the grand jury. And then there was no further discussion with the prosecutors to bring about the indictment Comey now faces," she explained. 

The judge then began asking questions about the missing pieces of the grand jury testimony. The transcript had chunks missing, even in the judge's copy and he wanted to know why.

"The judge asked the question: 'The operative indictment in this case, that document was never shown to the entire grand jury?'" she cited. 

Tyler Lemons, the prosecutor at the table with Halligan said, "no."

Another thing Polantz found surprising is how much the argument went back to Halligan.

"Is she a puppet? Is she a stalking horse of Donald Trump [...] sent in to bring this case?" the judge asked at one point.

"And the prosecutors kept saying, 'No, she was making decisions on her own,'" Polantz explained, describing Halligan as nodding vigorously in agreement.

Once it became known that the full grand jury didn't see the indictment, it was about a different matter entirely, and Halligan became very "short" with the judge, Polantz said.<<

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That this isn't the biggest news item in the country with 24/7 coverage goes to show how far this country has fallen. What's really crazy is a big reason why it's not the biggest story is that this administration has multiple scandals that are just as big. 

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

>>Judge Nachmanoff seemed stunned by the events, and asked Ms. Halligan to stand up in court to answer questions. He asked her whether the entire grand jury had the opportunity to see the second indictment.

She told him it had not. He thanked her and told her to sit down.<<

- NYT

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

>>In the end, Mr. Lemons, appearing unnerved under questioning, confessed that the prosecutors who had previously handled the case had indeed written a draft of a memo declining prosecution.<<
 

- NYT

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

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The most surprising development might have been the government’s admission, first delivered by Mr. Lemons, that Ms. Halligan had never showed the revised indictment in the case — the one that was ultimately used to charge Mr. Comey — to all of the grand jurors. Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but Mr. Lemons told Judge Nachmanoff that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could in theory cripple the case.

When Ms. Halligan first went into the grand jury, she had initially sought a three-count indictment against Mr. Comey. And after the grand jurors rejected one of the charges, she did not re-present the case with only two counts, but simply had the original indictment redrafted to reflect the failure of a third.<<

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[SaintsInDome2006 698]

>>The spectacle, which played out over nearly 90 minutes of tense courtroom colloquy, drove home just how slapdash the prosecution of Mr. Comey appeared to have been from its inception. Judge Nachmanoff declined to issue a ruling from the bench on Mr. Comey’s claims that the case was brought vindictively. But he appeared to be leaning in that direction. Given the other revelations of the day, he could now have more reasons to throw out the charges.<<

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[Mike Honcho 5,480]

This story is insane. 

The DOJ lying to the courts and the general response is 

[Ron_Artest 2,304]

The ultimate clown show.  Jesus.

[Fnord 2,570]

14 hours ago, Mike Honcho said:

This story is insane. 

The DOJ lying to the courts and the general response is 

FLOOD THE ZONE

[Mike Honcho 5,480]

So messed up, the jury voted against the indictment, Halligan makes up new one and the GJ never saw it. 

 

[Fnord 2,570]

The MAGA contingent has been noticeably absent from this thread this week. Is it because they don't want to talk about it, or because they know nothing about it?

I've started asking my Fox News/ right wing talk radio devoted father about stories like this, and almost invariably he has heard nothing about them. But he has thoughts about Biden!

[Mike Honcho 5,480]

21 hours ago, Fnord said:

The MAGA contingent has been noticeably absent from this thread this week. Is it because they don't want to talk about it, or because they know nothing about it?

I've started asking my Fox News/ right wing talk radio devoted father about stories like this, and almost invariably he has heard nothing about them. But he has thoughts about Biden!

It's too complicated for them to just say TDS.  

[squistion 2,576]

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1993011834459471881

BREAKING:

A judge has dismissed the criminal case against James Comey without prejudice. Rules Lindsey Halligan has been invalidly appointed.

Judge Currie: "All actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey's indictment, were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside."

"The Attorney General's attempts to ratify Ms. Halligan's actions were ineffective and are hereby set aside."

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

I don’t think I’ve ever read, seen or heard of prosecutorial behavior this illegal. Maybe Jim Garrison in New Orleans in the 60s, maybe some cases from the 19th century?

[BufordT 442]

29 minutes ago, squistion said:

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1993011834459471881

BREAKING:

A judge has dismissed the criminal case against James Comey without prejudice. Rules Lindsey Halligan has been invalidly appointed.

Judge Currie: "All actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey's indictment, were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside."

"The Attorney General's attempts to ratify Ms. Halligan's actions were ineffective and are hereby set aside."

This is just a small victory for Comey.  Correct me if I'm wrong but they can just find another prosecutor and we're back to square one.

[dogcows 1,116]

On 11/20/2025 at 11:05 AM, Mike Honcho said:

So messed up, the jury voted against the indictment, Halligan makes up new one and the GJ never saw it. 

 

Lawyer Barbie should lose her law license over this. Honestly, if the DoJ wasn’t being run by Bondi right now, she could be prosecuted for this malfeasance.

 

[dogcows 1,116]

8 minutes ago, BufordT said:

This is just a small victory for Comey.  Correct me if I'm wrong but they can just find another prosecutor and we're back to square one.

Every single prosecutor in the DoJ refused to prosecute this case. That’s why they found Halligan. Apparently her law license doesn’t mean much to her. 

[dogcows 1,116]

On 11/21/2025 at 10:44 AM, Mike Honcho said:

It's too complicated for them to just say TDS.  

Nailed it. They need AI to explain even the most basic concepts to them… and then they hilariously believe its garbage output. 

[seafoam1 3,465]

Princess dogshlit is losing his mind. TDS must hurt bad.  

[Tree of Knowledge 2,177]

Clinton appointed activist judge.  No surprise.  Appeal it to a real court.  Nobody is above the law.  

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

10 minutes ago, Tree of Knowledge said:

Clinton appointed activist judge.  No surprise.  Appeal it to a real court.  Nobody is above the law.  

It wouldn’t have mattered, there’s no maga approach to misrepresentation of an indictment. Nobody is beneath the law also.

[seafoam1 3,465]

Just now, SaintsInDome2006 said:

It wouldn’t have mattered, there’s no maga approach to misrepresentin an indictment. Nobody is beneath the law also.

[thegeneral 3,679]

15 minutes ago, Tree of Knowledge said:

Clinton appointed activist judge.  No surprise.  Appeal it to a real court.  Nobody is above the law.  

Lol

Joke of a case by amateurs beholden to the Orange one.

[TimHauck 3,338]

On 9/27/2025 at 11:32 AM, TimHauck said:

Yeah the MAGA folks already have “activist judge!!” on their list of excuses.  And based on this thread, if it gets to a jury they’re also prepping to use “activist jury!!” too.

 

[seafoam1 3,465]

16 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Lol

Joke of a case by amateurs beholden to the Orange one.

Poor genital. 

[squistion 2,576]

1 hour ago, dogcows said:

Every single prosecutor in the DoJ refused to prosecute this case. That’s why they found Halligan. Apparently her law license doesn’t mean much to her. 

The reason for that was (to quote Gertrude Stein talking about Oakland) "There is no there there." The prosecutors at the DOJ felt it was a very weak case, and that they wouldn't get a conviction if they went to trial - to do so would be legal malpractice and jeopardise their law license.

[thegeneral 3,679]

1 hour ago, seafoam1 said:

Poor genital. 

Stupid stuff ShatGPT Peefoam says. 

 

[Ron_Artest 2,304]

Bad month for dementia donpedo 

[Ron_Artest 2,304]

On 9/25/2025 at 7:04 PM, supermike80 said:

Sources tell CNN

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Cnn was right 

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

On 9/25/2025 at 3:14 PM, Mike Honcho said:

Bondi has concerns about the case,

Thing about Trump is he’ll just resent & blame Bondi for this. For advising against it, for going the extra mile to defend it. She’ll pay. That’s probably what the story about Blanche investigating his own department is about.

[seafoam1 3,465]

26 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Stupid stuff ShatGPT Peefoam says. 

 

Poor genital. 

[SaintsInDome2006 698]

I just want to say now that we’ve all been liberated from this merde de vache that Lindsey Halligan is quite hot & I for one believe she should appear inna bikini again, not just for Trump’s private enjoyment by the Maralago poolside Maxwell Spa, as she does now, but for all the people. Thank you for your attention to this announcement.