We have some breaking legal news just in. Another big development in the saga to release previously secret Epstein files. A judge has ordered the release of grand jury materials in that 2019 federal case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epste.This was the case he was facing when he died behind bars. The ruling comes one day after a separate ruling that grand jury materials from the Galain Maxwell prosecution can also be unsealed. MS Now senior legal reporter Lisa Rubin's tracking all of it for us.Lisa ...

The appointment of Lindsay Hulligan was a desperation act by the Justice Department. Nobody wanted an inexperienced insurance lawyer going into the grand jury by >> Speak on it, Liz. Speak on it, Lizy.>> This is a high-profile case that's being closely watched by the public, by the president. It is a disaster to have to send an inexperienced lawyer like her into the grand jury by herself. But they had no choice because literally not one single other lawyer wanted to or was willing to take on this case.Peopl ...

Donald Trump's pursuit of retribution against his perceived political enemies, which is facing the harsh reality of the rule of law. At this moment, not one, not two, but three different judges are not not only looking at separate issues that could very well result in the dismissal of the Justice Department's case against former FBI Director James Comey, but the judges have all appeared skeptical of the DOJ's defense in each case. Those include the very appointment of Lindseay Halligan as the interim US att ...

Hello on this Friday. It's 10 Eastern, 7 a. m.Pacific. I'm Anna Cabrera reporting from New York. And in just minutes, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for John Bolton will be in court.This is the first hearing since Trump's former national security adviser was arraigned last month. Bolton faces 18 felony counts for alleged mishandling of national defense information in what is the most serious case facing a high-profile Trump critic so far. But another of those prosecutions appears to be hanging by ...

Now, we've just learned in maybe the last, I want to say 45 minutes about this big reversal from the Justice Department, they're now saying that the indictment charging the former FBI director James Comey was in fact reviewed by a full grand jury. Uh, regular viewers will know that is a real change from just yesterday when the DOJ said it messed up, saying only the four person and another juror saw that full indictment. They acknowledged that in front of the court.This was huge news 24 hours ago. At the tim ...

Legal Proceedings - The Department of Justice acknowledged the indictment against Jim Comey was not presented to the full grand jury [2] - The indictment was allegedly redrafted after the grand jury refused to indict Comey on three counts [3] - The judge has directed the government to explain the grand jury process in relation to existing case law [4] Potential Outcomes - Jim Comey has at least three reasons why the indictment against him may not stand [4] - The judge may choose to dismiss the case against Jim Comey [4]

Legal Proceedings - The government attorney revealed that the full grand jury never reviewed the final indictment, causing surprise in the courtroom [1] - The grand jury initially reviewed a three-count indictment but did not find sufficient evidence for one count [2] - The remaining two counts, approved by the grand jury, were not presented as a new indictment to the full grand jury after being reprinted [3][4] - The defense team argues that the absence of a valid indictment could lead to the case's dismissal [5] Potential Legal Issues - The government's actions regarding the grand jury proceedings could be considered misconduct, potentially jeopardizing the case [4]

Breaking news from that motions hearing in the James Comey case. Let's get right to our MS Now legal affairs reporter Fallon Gallagher who was inside the courtroom. What did you hear and and what have we learned.Yeah, Anna, the biggest headline today had nothing to do with the motion that was actually being considered by the judge. We learned some very important information about what happened with those grand jury proceedings that another judge, a magistrate judge earlier this week said could amount to mis ...

Breaking news in the case against James Comey. The judge just issued a rare demand of federal prosecutors setting deadlines today to turn over key evidence to the defense. Yeah, Anna.This is a magistrate judge who is overseeing this particular matter involving the grand jury material. This judge is saying that the def uh the government must hand over to the defense to come's team all of the grand jury material proceedings including the audio of those proceedings. Now, you'll remember that Lindseay Halligan, ...

A judge has ordered that all grand jury material in former FBI Director James Comey's case be handled over to his defense team. Now, in that ruling, the judge said the government's handling of the case raises misconduct concerns and that charges could be dismissed. The judge also ruled that the complete audio recording of the grand jury proceedings needs to be turned over as. ...