Halligan’s first prosecution faces pressure as filing errors fuel doubts about experience and the strength of the Comey case.

Patrick Fitzgerald has taken down the mob, convicted governors and prosecuted international terrorism cases. Now, he's coming out of retirement to defend his longtime friend.

DOJ officials are close to deciding whether to prosecute James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, with a Virginia grand jury examining the matter.

Comey, in a video posted on Instagram, said: "My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system, and I'm innocent. So, let's have a trial and keep the faith.

On Friday, Trump described Comey as a “Dirty Cop,” claiming: “Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one.”

A key Senate hearing from five years ago is the center of the federal probe into former FBI Director James Comey, sources told ABC News Thursday. At least two exchanges he had with lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee in September of 2020 are being scrutinized, according to sources familiar with the matter.

I would think they are doing that," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News when asked whether the Justice Department should investigate Wray. Trump appointed Wray to lead the bureau in 2017 after he fired former FBI Director James Comey.

Former U.S. Assistant Attorney Andrew McCarthy has once again broken from the party line to blast the “petty” indictment of James Comey. The former FBI director was indicted by Lindsey Halligan Thursday,