Judge questions Halligan about grand jury indictment against Comey

Breakdown

• James Comey appeared in federal court as his defense sought dismissal of charges, alleging vindictive and selective prosecution.
• It was revealed that the full grand jury never saw the final indictment; only the foreperson and one other juror reviewed it. 35s
• The judge questioned interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan about this process, and both Halligan and the DOJ attorney admitted the full grand jury was not presented with the final indictment. 1m 9s
• Comey's defense argued that the case should be dismissed due to the lack of a valid indictment, and the judge said he would not rule immediately due to the complexity of the issues. 1m 18s
• Questions were raised about a possible declination memo from career prosecutors who reportedly believed there was insufficient evidence to charge Comey, but the prosecution declined to discuss it citing privilege. 2m 12s