Bloomberg Law Comey Charged for Third Time & Anthropic IPO
Oct 27, 2026
Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a white-collar defense specialist, examines James Comey’s third federal prosecution, sealed charges, statute-of-limitations tactics, and claims of retaliation. Columbia law professor Dorothy Lund, a corporate governance scholar, explores Anthropic’s unusual IPO, founder and trust control, AI existential-risk disclosures, public benefit status, investor hazards, and the prospect of greater government oversight.
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Why Comeys Criminal Information Is Controversial
- A criminal information can toll a statute of limitations without a grand-jury indictment, but the defendant must normally waive that constitutional right.
- Comey did not waive it, so his lawyers argue prosecutors improperly used the device to preserve a case at the deadline.
The COVID Case Behind The DOJ Defense
- The Eleventh Circuit upheld a similar filing after COVID-19 suspended grand juries in South Florida.
- Mintz distinguishes that emergency from Comey’s case, which prosecutors had investigated twice over more than a decade.
Comey Still Needs A Skeptical D.C. Grand Jury
- Even if the information survives, prosecutors still need twelve grand jurors to find probable cause.
- A D.C. grand jury’s demonstrated independence could therefore become the case’s next major obstacle.