Donald Trump’s widespread attacks against his perceived political enemies have faced another setback. According to reports, a judge has ruled that the government cannot actually enter key evidence into the case from their original attempt at charges.
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According to the New York Times, on Saturday night, Washington-area Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that, in its renewed effort to bring charges, the government cannot include communications between Comey and a man named Daniel Richman. Richman a Columbia law professor and former fed prosecutor has claimed that the government unlawfully obtained numerous parts of those communications beyond what search warrants at the time would have allowed.
The first indictment accused Comey of lying to Congress in the past when he was initially questioned about claims that he leaked information related to FBI investigations to the media. One of the biggest setbacks here is the fact that it remains unclear exactly how the Justice Department obtained Richman’s e-mails and text messages. Kollar-Kotelly reportedly found merit in these claims demanding that the government not access or disclose messages anymore without her prior approval.