DOJ busted: grand jury misconduct exposed in Comey indictment
In a rare and scathing judgment, a federal judge accused the Department of Justice of prosecutorial misconduct in the case against James Comey, saying the record reveals “a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps.”
In his ruling, the judge states: “The record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding.”
There were extensive mentions of violations of the Fourth Amendment (protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government) as well as constitutional errors with the Grand Jury, privilege issues AND due process issues. It is rare for Grand Jury secrecy to be pierced so bluntly, but in this case, the violations are serious that the judge allowed it.
The conclusion paragraph is…incredible:
“The Court recognizes that the relief sought by the defense is rarely granted. However, the record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding. Therefore, in this case, “the Court has before it a rare example of a criminal defendant who can actually make a ‘particularized and factually based’ showing that grounds exist to support the proposition that irregularities may have occurred in the grand jury proceedings and may justify the dismissal of one or more counts of the indictment.”
Read the truly blistering ruling here.
The order requires prosecutors to hand over grand‑jury materials and other seized evidence by Thursday, after determining that Comey’s defense was disadvantaged by the timing and nature of the indictment, one that appeared rushed, with key evidence missing and procedural safeguards ignored. This revenge prosecution is falling apart.