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Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:10 AM Nov 17

BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey [View all]

BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.

Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-11-17T16:01:39.114Z

A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of James Comey's grand jury minutes to the defense, citing a "disturbing pattern pattern of profound investigative missteps" and casting doubt on Lindsey Halligan's declaration about the gap in the record.

Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...

Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) 2025-11-17T16:04:46.995Z

Judge Fitzpatrick joins the growing number of jurists "calling into question the presumption of regularity" of Trump's DOJ.

Read the explosive ruling in full here. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) 2025-11-17T16:06:39.873Z
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Wow, that's a legal black swan event! Ocelot II Nov 17 #1
Do they have all of it? gab13by13 Nov 17 #6
Apparently there were no lapses; that is, nothing is actually missing. Ocelot II Nov 17 #14
Is she this bad Johonny Nov 17 #20
Probably both. She obviously doesn't know what she's doing, Ocelot II Nov 17 #21
These cases against the people that stood up to him in his first term MissouriDem47 Nov 17 #34
There are three documents signed by the grand jury foreperson onenote Nov 17 #31
Pam Bondi has destroyed the court's usual deference to the DOJ Arazi Nov 17 #2
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Nov 17 #3
Department of Justice? Department of CORRUPTION. spanone Nov 17 #4
Department of Injustice. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 17 #7
PERFECT!! bluestarone Nov 17 #29
It is actually beyondtimes Nov 17 #36
SAD. trumps DOJ ordered to do their job, properly and by the book BOSSHOG Nov 17 #5
She can still be AG even if she's disbarred Arazi Nov 17 #11
Thank You BOSSHOG Nov 17 #12
Read my post below, it doesn't seem she can, she would no longer have a law license, which is a requirement, thus Escurumbele Nov 17 #25
Thank You BOSSHOG Nov 17 #32
Disbar her anyway. She needs to suffer personal consequences Mr.WeRP Nov 17 #13
It doesn't seem like she can. Escurumbele Nov 17 #24
This case is collapsing faster than the Trump economy. Happy Hoosier Nov 17 #8
Maybe he could impose tariffs. BOSSHOG Nov 17 #10
I'm glad that Fitzgerald is running an aggressive speedy trial offense here Prairie Gates Nov 17 #9
Huge slap in DOJ's face. Pepsidog Nov 17 #15
Maybe that slap will knock the shit off of Pam Bondi's nose. Emile Nov 17 #16
Perfect! MayReasonRule Nov 17 #26
When we regain power -- and we will -- anyone taking part in these sham investigations and prosecutions... W_HAMILTON Nov 17 #17
K&R red dog 1 Nov 17 #18
Democracy Docket-Judge Sees 'Profound Investigative Missteps' in Trump's Comey Prosecution LetMyPeopleVote Nov 17 #19
Duh! malaise Nov 17 #22
Stay tuned for another episode of, "Halligan's Lie-land"! A Donald Trump production. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 17 #23
What's that old saying? "Things fall apart. The center cannot hold..." calimary Nov 17 #27
That sounds like a whole lot of legalese. I'm not really sure Halligan will get the message. flashman13 Nov 17 #28
disbar her and file perjury charges against her moonshinegnomie Nov 17 #30
No one in this administration can be trusted. The fish rots from the head. surfered Nov 17 #33
Fitzmas may actually happen this year and not just in 24 business hours. madinmaryland Nov 17 #35
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