A federal judge reviewing former FBI Director James Comey’s challenge to Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia has ordered prosecutors to provide a complete transcript of Halligan’s presentation to the grand jury that voted to indict Comey.
Judge Cameron Currie, appointed from outside the district to assess the legality of Halligan’s appointment, said Tuesday that the transcript initially provided by prosecutors “fails to include remarks made by the indictment signer both before and after the testimony of the sole witness, which remarks were referenced by the indictment signer during the witness’s testimony.”
Currie noted that prosecutors did not submit records or transcripts showing Halligan’s statements when the grand jury returned indictments on two of the three counts she sought, while declining to indict Comey on a count of making false statements to Congress.
“Accordingly, the Government is directed to submit, no later than Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 5:00 pm, for in camera review, a complete Transcript and/or recording of all statements made by the indictment signer to the grand jury on September 25, 2025, to include statements made prior to and after the testimony of the witness and during the presentation of the three-count and subsequent two-count indictments,” Currie wrote.
Comey’s attorneys are scheduled to return to court Wednesday over an evidentiary dispute involving materials they argue may include privileged information that the government should not access. That hearing will be before a separate magistrate judge.
Judge Currie is scheduled to hold a separate motions hearing next Thursday to hear arguments challenging Halligan’s appointment.
