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5. "Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources"
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 06:42 PM
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The older, Latin word used by Grand Juries when refusing to indict someone was “ignoramus” & this seems like it would be a great time to revive that usage

‪Ryan Goodman‬
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"Trump’s handpicked U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury in the coming days to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, DESPITE prosecutors and investigators determining there was insufficient evidence to charge him."

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Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources
The new U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, sources said.
abcnews.go.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM

The older, Latin word used by Grand Juries when refusing to indict someone was “ignoramus” & this seems like it would be a great time to revive that usage

Michael P. Breen (@mpbreen21.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T21:39:06.731Z


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"Trump’s handpicked U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury in the coming days to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, DESPITE prosecutors and investigators determining there was insufficient evidence to charge him."

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Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources
The new U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, sources said.
abcnews.go.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM

"Trump’s handpicked U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury in the coming days to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, DESPITE prosecutors and investigators determining there was insufficient evidence to charge him."

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Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T21:34:01.334Z


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2/ "Monthslong investigation ...failed to establish probable cause ... meaning that not only would they be unable to secure a conviction of Comey by proving the claims beyond a reasonable doubt, but that they couldn’t reach a significantly lower standard to secure an indictment, the sources said."

September 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM

2/ "Monthslong investigation ...failed to establish probable cause ... meaning that not only would they be unable to secure a conviction of Comey by proving the claims beyond a reasonable doubt, but that they couldn’t reach a significantly lower standard to secure an indictment, the sources said."

Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T21:36:29.856Z

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