Judge in Comey case admonishes Justice Department for "indict first, investigate second" posture
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Judge Rebukes Justice Department’s Handling of Comey CaseJudge Fitzpatrick demands all grand jury evidence be delivered to Comey's lawyers by Thursday afternoon.
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- Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick expressed concern over the Justice Department indicting before completing a full investigation.
- James Comey faces charges of making false statements and obstruction related to Senate testimony from nearly five years ago.
- The indictment references the 'Arctic Haze' probe, which examined leaked FBI investigation details but resulted in no charges.
- The judge ordered the Justice Department to withhold examining evidence until privilege claims raised by Comey's team are resolved.
We're going to fix that, and we're going to fix that today.— Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick expressing his concern over the Justice Department's handling of evidence.
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