Washington — A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to turn over all grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey's defense team, harshly criticizing the Justice Department for a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in its handling of the case against the ex-FBI chief.

U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick allowed Comey's legal team to get access to all grand jury materials, including transcripts and evidence presented to the grand jury that indicted Comey on two charges relating to past testimony to Congress . Fitzpatrick also ordered the Justice Department to turn over the complete audio recordings of the proceedings to Comey's legal team.

Comey has pleaded not guilty to both counts, which stem from alleged misstatemen

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