Judge Orders DOJ to Hand Over Grand Jury Materials to James Comey - Slay News

A federal judge issued a sharp rebuke to the Department of Justice on Monday, ordering prosecutors to hand over grand jury materials to disgraced former FBI Director James Comey.
The order comes after the judge claimed to have found, what he described as, “highly unusual” and potentially improper conduct during the secret proceedings.
Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said the DOJ’s handling of evidence and the conduct of lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan raised serious red flags.
Fitzpatrick responded by authorizing an extraordinary level of transparency typically barred under grand jury secrecy rules.
“The Court is finding that the government’s actions in this case — whether purposeful, reckless, or negligent — raise genuine issues of misconduct, are inextricably linked to the government’s grand jury presentation, and deserve to be fully explored by the defense,” Fitzpatrick wrote.
Comey, who faces one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction …