WASHINGTON >> A key figure in the Trump administration’s now-dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey has asked a federal judge to bar prosecutors from continuing to use crucial evidence, according to court documents made public on Tuesday.

The material at issue in the lawsuit from Daniel Richman, a law professor and former attorney to Comey, would likely be central to any effort by prosecutors to revive the case against Comey.

Reuters reported on Monday that the Justice Department is weighing whether to seek a new indictment as soon as this week after a federal judge tossed out charges against Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, both perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump. The judge found the prosecutor leading the cases, Lindsey Halligan,

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