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demmiblue

(38,979 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:43 AM Yesterday

Live Updates: Lindsey Halligan says full grand jury never saw final indictment it handed up against Comey

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: CNN

The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against former FBI Director James Comey, interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan conceded Wednesday.

In a shocking back and forth, prosecutors said that instead of presenting a new indictment to the grand jury after it declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version to the magistrate's courtroom for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.

"The new indictment wasn't a new indictment," Lemons said, attempting to justify that it was only reviewed by the foreperson.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff quickly called Halligan, who was the only prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, to the lectern, asking her to confirm that the entire grand jury was never presented the altered indictment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/james-comey-doj-case-hearing-11-19-25



Lindsey Halligan, Trump's handpicked US attorney, admits full grand jury never saw final indictment handed up against former FBI Director James Comey. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4phX4hb

CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-11-19T16:41:56.709352001Z

Breaking on MS NOW:

The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.

Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.

Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2025-11-19T16:56:02.897Z
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Live Updates: Lindsey Halligan says full grand jury never saw final indictment it handed up against Comey (Original Post) demmiblue Yesterday OP
Disbarment: Everything Trump Touches Dies! Chasstev365 Yesterday #1
Disbar her, gab13by13 Yesterday #2
She Has Given No Indication She is Intelligent Enough to Know She Broke the Law The Roux Comes First Yesterday #10
Elise Stefanik is a pro mgardener 23 hrs ago #20
More than warranted ck4829 22 hrs ago #21
Wow, that's a record amount of words for FORGED DOCUMENT ck4829 Yesterday #3
Another attorney who can look forward to a career as a kiosk paralegal. Vinca Yesterday #4
Ohhhhhhhhhhh, dear. That's not good. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #5
Prosecutorial misconduct? Sounds like it to this non lawyer. Nt AnotherMother4Peace Yesterday #6
Yeah, and can Comey sue her for civil rights violation? hamsterjill 22 hrs ago #27
And prosecutorial laziness Walleye 22 hrs ago #29
Was her eyeliner running at the lectern? Sneederbunk Yesterday #7
I'm convinced that Trump lawyers all took a class in Incompetence 101, and got an A+ grade. patphil Yesterday #8
Worse: they got a B Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #30
Isn't the job of the Government's (prosecuting attorney) Attorney to make sure the Grand Jury sees Botany Yesterday #9
That is the exact key to her having this job. Her pretty face. efhmc 23 hrs ago #12
It's ok Nasruddin 23 hrs ago #11
The modern conservative argument in a nutshell ck4829 22 hrs ago #22
Fraud on the Court! Summary Contempt proceedings! Ponietz 23 hrs ago #13
Absolutely ck4829 22 hrs ago #23
Who needs competent lawyers? - piggy the felon Justice matters. 23 hrs ago #14
Piggy the felon... Talitha 16 hrs ago #36
Wonder why El Trumpo hired her? twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #15
"Three guesses and the first two don't count" ck4829 22 hrs ago #24
*facedesk* sakabatou 23 hrs ago #16
Well folks, she didn't get the job because of her brains! ashredux 23 hrs ago #17
Good question ck4829 22 hrs ago #25
The Same Way She Got This Gig! The Roux Comes First 21 hrs ago #33
Disbarment, just as soon as possible. (nt) Paladin 23 hrs ago #18
There goes Halligan's career. Grins 23 hrs ago #19
"Sure, we altered the indictment the grand jury approved....is that wrong?" tanyev 22 hrs ago #26
Reminds me of a Monty Python scene Walleye 22 hrs ago #28
Isn't this illegal? MaineBlueBear 21 hrs ago #31
You gotta remember... there's the law for Republicans and then there's the law for everyone else ck4829 21 hrs ago #32
"Yes your honor, but what about my hooters?" NBachers 21 hrs ago #34
Our present AG and DOJ , what a mess to kiss that orange rosebud. republianmushroom 20 hrs ago #35
Where did she get her law degree? BlueKota 16 hrs ago #37
Ty Cobb-Attorney General Pam Bondi and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan should be disbarred LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #38
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 14 hrs ago #39

Chasstev365

(6,770 posts)
1. Disbarment: Everything Trump Touches Dies!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:44 AM
Yesterday

gab13by13

(30,722 posts)
2. Disbar her,
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:46 AM
Yesterday

If she isn't held accountable she will continue to break the law.

The Roux Comes First

(1,994 posts)
10. She Has Given No Indication She is Intelligent Enough to Know She Broke the Law
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:00 PM
Yesterday

Don't forget: intelligence is a handicap when it comes to working for this tiny infant. To compensate for an IQ over 100, your bootlicking skills have to be truly exceptional.

mgardener

(2,231 posts)
20. Elise Stefanik is a pro
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:00 PM
23 hrs ago

She should teach a class lying and bootlicking.

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
21. More than warranted
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:17 PM
22 hrs ago

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
3. Wow, that's a record amount of words for FORGED DOCUMENT
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:46 AM
Yesterday

I don't even like Comey, but this is crazy.

Vinca

(53,050 posts)
4. Another attorney who can look forward to a career as a kiosk paralegal.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:46 AM
Yesterday

mahatmakanejeeves

(67,546 posts)
5. Ohhhhhhhhhhh, dear. That's not good. NT
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:48 AM
Yesterday

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,978 posts)
6. Prosecutorial misconduct? Sounds like it to this non lawyer. Nt
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:49 AM
Yesterday

hamsterjill

(16,851 posts)
27. Yeah, and can Comey sue her for civil rights violation?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:31 PM
22 hrs ago

I doubt it, but I don't remember anything like this every happening before.

Walleye

(43,255 posts)
29. And prosecutorial laziness
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:51 PM
22 hrs ago

Sneederbunk

(16,993 posts)
7. Was her eyeliner running at the lectern?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:52 AM
Yesterday

patphil

(8,509 posts)
8. I'm convinced that Trump lawyers all took a class in Incompetence 101, and got an A+ grade.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:53 AM
Yesterday

This is their strong suit; the highlight of their resumes.

Prairie Gates

(6,866 posts)
30. Worse: they got a B
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:54 PM
22 hrs ago

Botany

(75,917 posts)
9. Isn't the job of the Government's (prosecuting attorney) Attorney to make sure the Grand Jury sees
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 11:53 AM
Yesterday

…. the state’s case in the indictment? Any lawyers out there to answer that question?

But she is pretty.

efhmc

(15,955 posts)
12. That is the exact key to her having this job. Her pretty face.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:16 PM
23 hrs ago

Nasruddin

(1,143 posts)
11. It's ok
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:12 PM
23 hrs ago

She looks good, so ....

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
22. The modern conservative argument in a nutshell
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:17 PM
22 hrs ago

Ponietz

(4,186 posts)
13. Fraud on the Court! Summary Contempt proceedings!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:24 PM
23 hrs ago

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
23. Absolutely
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:17 PM
22 hrs ago

Justice matters.

(9,131 posts)
14. Who needs competent lawyers? - piggy the felon
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:24 PM
23 hrs ago

Just do what piggy the felon tells you because, he is automatically attracted to 'beautiful' it's like a magnet...

And nobody knows what magnets are, just piggy the felon does... He can do anything.

When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab them by the kitty!

You can do anything.

Like lie to the courts?

Talitha

(7,632 posts)
36. Piggy the felon...
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:04 PM
16 hrs ago

twodogsbarking

(16,846 posts)
15. Wonder why El Trumpo hired her?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:41 PM
23 hrs ago

Oooh, oooh, I thing I know.

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
24. "Three guesses and the first two don't count"
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:18 PM
22 hrs ago

sakabatou

(45,536 posts)
16. *facedesk*
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:47 PM
23 hrs ago

ashredux

(2,813 posts)
17. Well folks, she didn't get the job because of her brains!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:48 PM
23 hrs ago

I wonder how these people pass the bar

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
25. Good question
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:18 PM
22 hrs ago

The Roux Comes First

(1,994 posts)
33. The Same Way She Got This Gig!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:27 PM
21 hrs ago

Paladin

(32,052 posts)
18. Disbarment, just as soon as possible. (nt)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:54 PM
23 hrs ago

Grins

(9,113 posts)
19. There goes Halligan's career.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:00 PM
23 hrs ago

What you get when you associate with Trump.

I wonder if she could be disbarred for this?

tanyev

(48,329 posts)
26. "Sure, we altered the indictment the grand jury approved....is that wrong?"
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:29 PM
22 hrs ago

Walleye

(43,255 posts)
28. Reminds me of a Monty Python scene
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:50 PM
22 hrs ago

“This isn’t a parrot license. It’s a dog license, but with the word dog crossed out and the word parrot written in.”

MaineBlueBear

(390 posts)
31. Isn't this illegal?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:20 PM
21 hrs ago

Trump gets away with everything but this minion is fair game for an indictment.

This wasn't just a crime against Comey; it was perpetrated on all of us, fundamentally.

ck4829

(37,257 posts)
32. You gotta remember... there's the law for Republicans and then there's the law for everyone else
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:24 PM
21 hrs ago

Everyone else: Go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200

Republicans: Honest mistake, he's new at this job, wow she is really pretty and we can't be mean to her, I'm sure they meant well, but he is a Christian...

NBachers

(19,056 posts)
34. "Yes your honor, but what about my hooters?"
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 02:53 PM
21 hrs ago

republianmushroom

(22,122 posts)
35. Our present AG and DOJ , what a mess to kiss that orange rosebud.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:48 PM
20 hrs ago

BlueKota

(4,926 posts)
37. Where did she get her law degree?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:11 PM
16 hrs ago

Did she order one online from a scam site?

LetMyPeopleVote

(172,915 posts)
38. Ty Cobb-Attorney General Pam Bondi and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan should be disbarred
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:10 PM
15 hrs ago

Omaha Steve

(107,867 posts)
39. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:47 PM
14 hrs ago

Live Updates are not allowed in LBN.

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