Bloomberg Law Comey Gets Grand Jury Transcripts & Texas Redistricting Blocked
Nov 19, 2025
Robert Mintz, a former federal prosecutor, sheds light on the issues surrounding the grand jury proceedings related to James Comey, including prosecutorial misstatements and privilege risks. Colin Walke, a cybersecurity and data privacy expert, discusses the challenge posed by tech giants against California's social media law, emphasizing its implications for free speech and age verification requirements. The conversation touches on the potential legal ramifications of these high-profile cases and the ongoing battle between regulation and corporate power.
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Privilege Questions From Earlier Search Warrants
- Search warrants tied to a lawyer who later represented Comey raised attorney-client privilege concerns.
- The judge found a reasonable basis to probe whether privileged material tainted the grand jury presentation.
Single Witness Had Potentially Privileged Briefing
- An FBI agent who had been briefed on possibly privileged material was the sole grand jury witness.
- That departure from DOJ practice risks privileged information seeping into the indictment process.
Prosecutor's Misstatements Raise Constitutional Alarms
- Prosecutor Lindsay Halligan allegedly made fundamental misstatements of law to grand jurors, including implying Comey had to testify.
- Suggesting a defendant's silence or unpresented evidence favors guilt is constitutionally improper.
