Overview
- Comey’s new motion says his 2020 Senate answers to Ted Cruz were prompted by confusing, fundamentally ambiguous questions and were literally true under the Bronston standard.
- A separate filing seeks release of grand jury transcripts and audio, alleging irregularities including an after‑hours indictment with 14 votes following an earlier no‑true‑bill and errors by interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan.
- The defense also asks for a bill of particulars, saying prosecutors have not specified which statements were false or how and when Daniel Richman was allegedly authorized to act as an anonymous source.
- Prosecutors are relying on records from the 2017 FBI leak inquiry known as Arctic Haze and have requested a court‑supervised filter review of potentially privileged material, which Comey’s team opposes.
- Comey pleaded not guilty on Oct. 8; hearings on Halligan’s appointment and evidentiary disputes are set for November, and trial is scheduled for Jan. 5, 2026.