Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

[marmar]

(ABC News) Federal prosecutors investigating former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements to Congress determined that a central witness in their probe would prove "problematic" and likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury, sources familiar with their findings told ABC News.

Daniel Richman -- a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey authorized to leak information to the press -- told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him not to engage with the media on at least two occasions and unequivocally said Comey never authorized him to provide information to a reporter anonymously ahead of the 2016 election, the sources said.

Comey, who was indicted last month on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to 2020 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, is due to appear in a Virginia courtroom for the first time for his arraignment Wednesday -- but Justice Department officials have privately expressed that the case could quickly unravel under the scrutiny of a federal judge and defense lawyers. ................(more)

https://abcnews.go.com/US/central-witness-undermines-case-james-comey-prosecutors-concluded/story

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Nitpicking cases should never see the light of day. /nt

[D_Master81]

2. And yet

Here we are with the Justice Department bringing charges. And we aren’t supposed to question Bondi’s integrity

[Volaris]

3. No, but we should be questioning her basic survival instinct...

When the rubber hits the road and the accounting for this nonsense starts, everyone but her knows damnwell she's not only going to be the first one under the bus, everyone else is for dammed sure, going to accuse her of being the bus driver smart enough to run herself over.

Integrity...fine whatever. Loyalty...absolutely girl.
But if she thinks that's gonna save her minus a blanket, preemptive pardon, she's the blithering-est idiot ever to walk through the doors of the White House for a cabinet meeting, and that covers Hegseth, BoneSpurs and pretty much everyone in the Shrub Administration.
Even Paul Bremmer was 'smart enough' to know the only people with guns in Baghdad, should probably be on the same side as the Marines.
Clearly, that ain't Pam. Not by a fuckin country mile.

[sop]

4. This case will be dismissed before it ever gets to trial.

Halligan is guilty of prosecutorial misconduct in seeking an indictment against Comey simply to damage his reputation and force him to spend time and money defending himself.