Former FBI Director James Comey, left, with his attorney, David Kelley, speaks to reporters after testifying before the House Judiciary and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2018.

A U.S. judge found on Monday there is evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against James Comey, and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to the former FBI chief’s defense lawyers.

Alexandria, Va.-based U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzgerald found that Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney leading the case, may have made significant legal errors in presenting evidence and instructing grand jurors who were weighing whether to charge Comey - mistakes that could have tainted th

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