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A federal magistrate judge on Monday sharply rebuked the Justice Department’s handling of its case against former FBI Director James Comey, citing a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” and ordering prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with the full record of the grand jury proceedings that led to Comey’s indictment. …

A federal magistrate judge sharply criticized the Justice Department’s handling of evidence in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, accusing prosecutors of rushing to indict him while potentially violating his constitutional rights. “We’re in a bit of a feeling of indict first, investigate second,” Magistrate Judge William …

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges sought by President Donald Trump, marking a dramatic escalation in the president’s campaign to punish former officials tied to the Russia investigation. It was Comey’s first appearance as a criminal defendant in a case that has rattled the …

Former FBI Director James Comey proclaimed his innocence of federal obstruction charges and characterized the indictment against him as a consequence of “standing up to Donald Trump” in a video posted to social media, while current Director Kash Patel sought to allay concerns the prosecution was politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump …

Federal prosecutors in Virginia have charged former FBI Director James Comey with obstruction of justice and making false statements, just days after President Donald Trump publicly urged his Justice Department to indict his political enemies and replaced a top federal prosecutor who resisted. The indictment, returned Thursday by a grand …

The Justice Department is preparing to ask a grand jury as soon as Thursday to indict former FBI Director James Comey on allegations that he lied to Congress, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move comes just days before the five-year statute of limitations expires on Comey’s …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it would no longer seize reporters’ records during leak investigations. A policy shift of a practice that news organizations have condemned for years. It also comes after a report that federal prosecutors aggressively sought communication data from reporters in an effort to identify their …