Judge pauses release of grand jury material to Comey after magistrate hints at dismissal

Source: CNBC

“A federal judge on Monday paused an order by another judge requiring the Department of Justice to give FBI Director James Comey all grand jury materials related to a criminal indictment that accuses him of lying to Congress in 2020 testimony. Judge Michael Nachmanoff said he would rule on whether to allow the order to take effect after considering objections to it by the DOJ and arguments in favor of it by Comey’s lawyers. …. The judge’s action came hours after Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick issued the order, and suggested that the charges against Comey could soon be dismissed because of potential ‘misconduct’ by the prosecution.” (11/17/25)

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