Well, we got some breaking news we want to get to. A grand jury has decided once again not to indict New York Attorney General Leticia James on allegations she engaged in mortgage fraud. Let's bring in MS Now senior investigative reporter uh Carol Lenig.Carol, uh this is the third time. It is not a char not a uh not a charm. >> Yeah, it is not a charm, Katie.This is the third time the Justice Department at the direction of the president of the United States has tried to indict Leticia James, one of his perc ...

I can tell you, Michael, that this has to not only be an embarrassment for the Eastern District of Virginia, but a terrible disappointment as well, because they made great efforts to have this go down very differently than it did initially. Lindseay Halligan, who is the embattled US attorney, I guess, for the Eastern District of Virginia. A judge ruled last week that she could not serve in that capacity, was not before the grand jury as we understand it.Instead, a career prosecutor borrowed from an office i ...

So, let's get to our other top story. In an extraordinary concession in court yesterday, prosecutors in the federal case against former FBI Director James Comey admitted the final indictment against him was never presented to the full grand jury. Interim US Attorney Lindseay Halagan, who has had no prior prosecutorial experience, initially presented a three-count indictment, but the jury rejected one of those counts, Justice Department lawyers said yesterday.Then rather than drafting and presenting a new tw ...

In an extraordinary concession in court yesterday, prosecutors in the federal case against former FBI Director James Comey admitted the final indictment against him was never presented to the full grand jury. Interim US attorney Lindseay Halligan, who has no prior prosecutorial experience. Initially presented a three-count indictment, but the jury rejected one of those counts, Justice Department lawyers said yesterday.Then rather than drafting and presenting a new two-count indictment, Halligan printed a ne ...

Joining us now is Ty Cobb, former White House attorney in the first Trump administration. Uh, it's good to see you. Look, um, all of us knew that um, Miss Halligan is not someone who was experienced, not at all experienced in these kinds of court cases.Nevertheless, what do you make of this latest reporting. >> It's shocking. Um, you couldn't find a high school stock boy at Home Depot who could have handled this more ineply than Lindsay Hallan did.um you know taking a uh indictment that the grand jury never ...

Joining us now, MSNBC justice and intelligence correspondent Ken Delaney and MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, former deputy assistant attorney general Tom Dri and lawfares legal fellow and courts correspondent Anna Bower. Anna had an interesting few days. We're going to get to that in just a moment. Ken, let me start with you. This legal filing, a lot of words, a lot of different ways to say one thing. This case is political retribution and that is illegal under the law. Yeah, that's right, Katie. And ...

John Bolton just made his first court appearance pleading not guilty to charges alleging that he mishandled classified information. Comes after he surrendered to authorities earlier this morning. Just yesterday, Bolton, now a prominent critic of President Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury.He's charged with eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of unlawful retention of that information, 18 counts in all. Let's go right to our senior legal correspondent, Laura Ja ...

Ever since Donald Trump came back into office, he has been asked repeatedly about whether he will indict his political opponents. And just about every time, he's given the same response. >> Are you willing to take this all the way to indictments? >> Well, it's up to Pam Randy, who's doing a terrific job. >> Well, I just want to be fair. It's up ultimately it's up to Pam. I don't want to take a position on it because that's going to be up to Pam. >> It's up to Pam. Is it though? I mean, Attorney General Pam ...

Legal & Judicial Process - The indictment of former FBI director James Comey is based on the findings of a grand jury [1] - The Senate Judiciary Committee launched an active investigation into the subject back in 2020 [1] - The judicial system is trusted to sort out the allegations against Comey [1][2][3][5][6][7][9] - Comey will have his day in court, and if innocent, the charges will be thrown out [1] - A grand jury of 14 members thought pursuing the allegations against Comey was worthwhile [2] Political Context - President Trump publicly pushed for the prosecution of Comey [1] - President Trump has been a vocal critic of James Comey for years, stating he fired Comey because he was a "bad cop" and a "dirty cop" [1] - There are concerns about whether the president is pressuring the Justice Department [3] - The president's past statements and actions suggest a potential political motivation behind the prosecution [1] - The current time is highly charged with political motivations and allegations [8][9]

Legal Analysis of the Comey Indictment - Legal experts and former prosecutors consider the indictment against James Comey exceptionally weak due to fundamental problems with the case and unusual preceding events [1] - The defense may argue vindictive prosecution, citing the president's urging of the Attorney General to pursue the indictment [2][3][4] - Motions for vindictive prosecution rarely succeed, but the president's explicit directives provide strong evidence [5] - James Comey intends to fight the charges and claims innocence [5] Concerns Regarding the Prosecution - The indictment is described as unusually thin, lacking detail [10] - There are suggestions of pressure to secure the indictment, potentially overriding standard prosecutorial practices [4][14] - One legal expert suggests the situation is abnormal, with potential ethical breaches [12][14] - Concerns are raised about the potential for retaliatory prosecutions and the erosion of the rule of law [17] Key Evidence and Testimony - The indictment stems from Comey's 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee testimony where he denied being an anonymous source in news reports [7] - The government argues Comey knew about anonymous leaks, contradicting his testimony [10] - McCabe's testimony is cited, indicating he didn't inform Comey in advance of the leaks [11]