Live Updates: Lindsey Halligan says full grand jury never saw final indictment it handed up against Comey

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Source: CNN

The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against former FBI Director James Comey, interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan conceded Wednesday.

In a shocking back and forth, prosecutors said that instead of presenting a new indictment to the grand jury after it declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version to the magistrate's courtroom for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.

"The new indictment wasn't a new indictment," Lemons said, attempting to justify that it was only reviewed by the foreperson.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff quickly called Halligan, who was the only prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, to the lectern, asking her to confirm that the entire grand jury was never presented the altered indictment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/james-comey-doj-case-hearing-11-19-25

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Lindsey Halligan, Trump's handpicked US attorney, admits full grand jury never saw final indictment handed up against former FBI Director James Comey. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4phX4hb

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-11-19T16:41:56.709352001Z

Breaking on MS NOW:

The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.

Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T16:56:02.897Z

[Chasstev365]

1. Disbarment: Everything Trump Touches Dies!

[gab13by13]

2. Disbar her,

If she isn't held accountable she will continue to break the law.

[The Roux Comes First]

10. She Has Given No Indication She is Intelligent Enough to Know She Broke the Law

Don't forget: intelligence is a handicap when it comes to working for this tiny infant. To compensate for an IQ over 100, your bootlicking skills have to be truly exceptional.

[mgardener]

20. Elise Stefanik is a pro

She should teach a class lying and bootlicking.

[ck4829]

21. More than warranted

[ck4829]

3. Wow, that's a record amount of words for FORGED DOCUMENT

I don't even like Comey, but this is crazy.

[Vinca]

4. Another attorney who can look forward to a career as a kiosk paralegal.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Ohhhhhhhhhhh, dear. That's not good. NT

[AnotherMother4Peace]

6. Prosecutorial misconduct? Sounds like it to this non lawyer. Nt

[hamsterjill]

27. Yeah, and can Comey sue her for civil rights violation?

I doubt it, but I don't remember anything like this every happening before.

[Walleye]

29. And prosecutorial laziness

[Sneederbunk]

7. Was her eyeliner running at the lectern?

[patphil]

8. I'm convinced that Trump lawyers all took a class in Incompetence 101, and got an A+ grade.

This is their strong suit; the highlight of their resumes.

[Prairie Gates]

30. Worse: they got a B

[Botany]

9. Isn't the job of the Government's (prosecuting attorney) Attorney to make sure the Grand Jury sees

…. the state’s case in the indictment? Any lawyers out there to answer that question?

But she is pretty.

[efhmc]

12. That is the exact key to her having this job. Her pretty face.

[Nasruddin]

11. It's ok

She looks good, so ....

[ck4829]

22. The modern conservative argument in a nutshell

[Ponietz]

13. Fraud on the Court! Summary Contempt proceedings!

[ck4829]

23. Absolutely

[Justice matters.]

14. Who needs competent lawyers? - piggy the felon

Just do what piggy the felon tells you because, he is automatically attracted to 'beautiful' it's like a magnet...

And nobody knows what magnets are, just piggy the felon does... He can do anything.

When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab them by the kitty!

You can do anything.

Like lie to the courts?

[Talitha]

36. Piggy the felon...

[twodogsbarking]

15. Wonder why El Trumpo hired her?

Oooh, oooh, I thing I know.

[ck4829]

24. "Three guesses and the first two don't count"

[sakabatou]

16. *facedesk*

[ashredux]

17. Well folks, she didn't get the job because of her brains!

I wonder how these people pass the bar

[ck4829]

25. Good question

[The Roux Comes First]

33. The Same Way She Got This Gig!

[Paladin]

18. Disbarment, just as soon as possible. (nt)

[Grins]

19. There goes Halligan's career.

What you get when you associate with Trump.

I wonder if she could be disbarred for this?

[tanyev]

26. "Sure, we altered the indictment the grand jury approved....is that wrong?"

[Walleye]

28. Reminds me of a Monty Python scene

“This isn’t a parrot license. It’s a dog license, but with the word dog crossed out and the word parrot written in.”

[MaineBlueBear]

31. Isn't this illegal?

Trump gets away with everything but this minion is fair game for an indictment.

This wasn't just a crime against Comey; it was perpetrated on all of us, fundamentally.

[ck4829]

32. You gotta remember... there's the law for Republicans and then there's the law for everyone else

Everyone else: Go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200

Republicans: Honest mistake, he's new at this job, wow she is really pretty and we can't be mean to her, I'm sure they meant well, but he is a Christian...

[NBachers]

34. "Yes your honor, but what about my hooters?"

[republianmushroom]

35. Our present AG and DOJ , what a mess to kiss that orange rosebud.

[BlueKota]

37. Where did she get her law degree?

Did she order one online from a scam site?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

38. Ty Cobb-Attorney General Pam Bondi and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan should be disbarred

Link to tweet

[Omaha Steve]

39. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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