Comey case: "no career prosecutor was willing to present the case to the grand jury on Halligan's behalf"

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More evidence in the malicious prosecution case that will undoubtedly follow Comey's exoneration.


Ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors: Sources

As special counsel, Durham investigated the origins of the FBI's Russia probe
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/special-counsel-john-durham-undercut-case-james-comey/story

Federal prosecutors in Virginia met remotely with Durham in August to understand the findings of his investigation, according to sources familiar with the meeting, and his conclusions raise the prospect that Durham -- who was once elevated by Trump and other Republicans believing he would prosecute high-level officials involved with the investigation of the president's 2016 campaign -- could now become a key figure aiding Comey's defense.

The prosecutors also met with a team of lawyers at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., who had investigated Comey for years -- including calling him to testify before a grand jury in 2021 -- but were unable to identify any chargeable offenses committed by Comey, sources familiar with the meeting said.

After conducting their own two-month investigation, prosecutors in Virginia reached the same conclusion as both Durham and the D.C. prosecutors: They'd be unable to prove Comey made false statements to Congress to obstruct their investigation. Presenting their findings in a lengthy declination memo, the prosecutors explicitly mentioned the two other investigations to bolster their recommendation that probable cause does not exist to charge Comey, according to sources familiar with the contents of the memo...