A federal judge in Virginia has raised concerns about potential government misconduct in the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey . On Monday (November 17), Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered prosecutors to hand over grand jury materials to Comey's defense team. The judge's decision follows his review of the grand jury proceedings, which led to Comey's indictment on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of Congress in September.

Judge Fitzpatrick's ruling highlights a series of alleged errors by lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan , who was appointed by President Donald Trump . The judge noted that Halligan made "fundamental misstatements of law" to the grand jury and suggested that Comey might need to testify at trial to prove his innocence. T

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