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Reports Say Halligan Moves to Seek Comey Indictment as Career Prosecutors Advise Against Charges

Sources say a grand jury push is planned before a five-year deadline despite a memo finding no probable cause.

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Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee (2017).

Overview

  • - Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump defense lawyer and White House aide, was sworn in Monday as interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia after Erik Siebert exited under pressure.
  • - ABC News reports that career prosecutors delivered a memo recommending against perjury and obstruction charges, saying the Comey case lacks probable cause.
  • - MSNBC, CNN and NBC report that any charge under consideration concerns alleged false statements during Comey’s September 30, 2020 congressional testimony, with the statute of limitations expiring next week.
  • - ABC News says Halligan plans to present evidence to a grand jury despite the recommendation to decline charges and her lack of prior prosecutorial experience.
  • - President Trump has publicly pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue Comey, Letitia James and Adam Schiff, while multiple outlets report investigators view the Comey and James matters as weak.