Overview
- At a Nov. 19 hearing, interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan said only the foreperson and one juror saw the final two-count indictment, not the full grand jury.
- A subsequent filing titled “Government’s Notice Correcting the Record” asserted the full panel did vote on the operative indictment, describing earlier statements as a clerical inconsistency.
- Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered the government to produce grand-jury transcripts and warrant materials, citing a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps,” with that order paused for further review.
- DOJ prosecutor Tyler Lemons told the court he was directed by the Deputy Attorney General’s office not to disclose whether career prosecutors drafted a declination memo, a point seized on by the defense.
- Parallel challenges to Halligan’s interim appointment continue before Judge Cameron McGowan Currie as the Jan. 5, 2026 trial date remains set but at risk pending rulings.