The federal judge considering whether Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully installed by the Trump administration had ordered the Department of Justice to provide the “complete grand jury transcripts” in James Comey’s case for the judge to review. The DOJ failed to do so, and now it has a deadline of 5 p.m. Wednesday to comply.

On Oct. 28, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie issued an order that said she needs to “determine the extent of the indictment signer’s involvement in the grand jury proceedings.” Halligan, a former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump who lacks prior prosecutorial experience, presented the Comey case to the grand jury herself, over the objection of career prosecutors.

Currie had ordered that by Monday, Nov. 3, the DOJ was to provide her with “all documents relating to the indictment signer’s participation in the grand jury proceedings, along with complete grand jury transcripts.”

But on Tuesday, Currie issued a new order that said the material she received “fails to include remarks made by the indictment signer both before and after the testimony of the sole witness, which remarks were referenced by the indictment signer during the witness’s testimony.” The judge gave the government until Wednesday to comply....

Lawyers temporarily installed by the Trump administration to lead U.S. attorney’s offices across the country have had their tenures deemed unlawful by federal judges. Currie may well deem Halligan’s appointment unlawful, too, but she has yet to rule. The judge had also ordered the government to provide her with grand jury information for James’ proceedings, but as of the time she issued the order for more information in Comey’s case, she hadn’t issued a similar order in James’ case.