A US magistrate judge questioned whether privileged material was improperly obtained and used in a case against former FBI Director James Comey, who is facing two federal charges stemming from his appearance before Congress in 2020. The indictment was ordered by President Donald Trump at the Justice Department’s request, and prosecutors are now under pressure to provide evidence they claim is not privileged. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick has demanded that prosecutors turn over all relevant search warrant materials and records of grand jury proceedings to Comey’s defense lawyers. The development raises new questions about the case, which was engineered by Trump in response to his demands for political prosecutions.
Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/05/highly-unusual-new-warning-signs-for-dojs-trump-ordered-case-against-comey-00637342