Relevant links
DOJ IG Investigation into McCabe
DOJ IG Investigation into Hillary’s email and Classified Annex
DOJ IG Investigation into Comey’s Memos
Durham Report and Classified Annex
Redacted memo about “Clinton Plan”
Misleading Ratcliffe memo about “Clinton Plan”
Arctic Haze Investigation Documents
NYT, November 2, 2016; These Are the Bad (and Worse) Options James Comey Faced
NYT, April 22, 2017: Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election.
NYT, May 22, 2017: Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation
Comey exchange with Chuck Grassley
Prosecutors’ CIOL excerpts 2020 hearing
Exhibits
- January 2, 2015: Letter stating that Richman would not comment on matters he “work[s] on for the Bureau”
- September 26, 2016: Notes on Russian investigation briefing
- January 2, 2015: Letter stating that Richman would not comment on matters he “work[s] on for the Bureau” [1st Columbia email]
- October 28, 2016: Richman describing a conversation with Ben Wittes
- October 29, 2016: Text saying, “The country can’t seem to handle your finding stuff” [2nd Columbia email]
- October 30, 2016: Richman offering to write an op-ed for NYT [2nd Columbia email]
- November 1-2, 2016: Comey suggests perhaps Richman can make Mike Schmidt smarter [2nd Columbia email]
- November 2, 2016: Richman noting story about Hillary [2nd Columbia email]
- February 11, 2017: Richman recruiting Chuck Rosenberg for article [1st Columbia email]
- April 23, 2017: Email to Richman thanking him [Columbia email]
- May 2017: Texts between Schmidt and Richman [Dan Richman’s phone]
- July, 27, 2025: 2071 0pening memo
Timeline
September 24: Marc Caputo story on Brennan investigation
September 25: Indictment; Fucked No-Bill Indictment; Fixed No-Bill Indictment; CBS on indictment return
September 26: Fort Pierce grand jury approved
September 29: Guidance from FBI OGC regarding those exposed to tainted information
October 8: Arraignment; Comey signs but government does not return discovery order
October 13: Government moves for a filter protocol
October 15: Government first informs Comey the false statements charge is about Dan Richman and Hillary Clinton
October 19: Request to accelerate privilege review
October 20:
- Motion to disqualify Lindsey Halligan
- Motion to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution
- Response to request to accelerate
- Order denying request to accelerate privilege review
October 27:
- Response to motion for filter protocol
- Fitzgerald gets a provisional clearance
October 28: Judge Cameron McGowan Currie orders prosecutors to submit: “all documents relating to the indictment signer’s participation in the grand jury proceedings, along with complete grand jury transcripts”
October 29:
- Judge Nachmanoff orders Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick to preside over filter review questions
- Classified material delivered to SCIF; Fitzgerald can access just one-third of material
October 30:
- Motion for Bill of Particulars
- Motion for disclosure of Grand Jury Proceedings
- Motion to dismiss for literal truth
October 31:
- Pam Bondi attempts to retroactively invent a pony
- DOJ makes first attempt to provide transcripts to Judge Currie
November 2: Reply to motion for filter protocol
November 3:
- Response motion to disqualify
- Response vindictive and selective
- Grand jury transcripts due to Judge Currie
November 4: Judge Currie orders DOJ to provide what she actually asked for
November 5: Filter review hearing before Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick
November 7: SDFL sends out subpoenas
November 10:
- Reply Vindictive and Selective
- Reply Unlawful Appointment
- Comey grand jury filing
- Government grand jury filing (once again, authored by James Hayes)
November 13:
- Response, Bill of Particulars, authored by Gabriel Cohen who might be Gabriel Diaz but lists his work at Det[troit?] OGC, signed by Diaz
- Response, grand jury materials, authored by Cohen, signed by Diaz
- Response, literal truth, authored by SC AUSA Michael Shedd and signed by Tyler Lemons
- Motion hearing on motion to disqualify
November 14:
November 17: Fitzpatrick grants Comey grand jury access; government appeal; response
November 18: Fitzgerald gets clearance
November 19:
- Vindictive prosecution hearing before Michael Nachmanoff; Nachmanoff denies motions schedule change, orders CIPA schedule, orders briefing on Gaither
- Government objection to Fitzpatrick order giving Comey grand jury transcripts, writing up interactions between grand jury coordinator and grand jury foreperson and seemingly confirming that court reporter left after rest of grand jury left
- Government brief on Gaither (responding to Nachmanoff’s order)
- Insanely stupid Lindsey Halligan interview with NYPost misrepresenting record and attacking Judge Nachmanoff
November 20:
- Reply Bill of Particulars
- Reply Literal Truth
- Reply grand jury
- Government claim record says something it doesn’t
November 21:
- Consent motion to set CIPA hearing on December 9 instead of filing CIPA 5
- Comey Response to government objection to Fitzpatrick order
- Motion to dismiss because there is no indictment
- Amended motion to dismiss because there is no indictment
November 24: Cameron Currie dismisses indictment without prejudice
November 26: Expected Cameron Currie ruling on disqualification
November 26:
- Comey motion to suppress due
- New deadline for suppression motion
December 9: Motion hearing for second motions
January 5: Jury trial
January 12: Fort Pierce grand jury convenes
Cast of characters
Lindsey Halligan: Donald Trump’s defense attorney and sometime Smithsonian bigot
Maggie Cleary: Before Trump demanded Pam Bondi install Lindsey, the partisan attorney Pam Bondi installed as First Assistant US Attorney in EDVA; Cleary is the person who told Halligan that the grand jury had no-billed one charge; she was removed on October 13
EDVA Deputy Criminal Chief: This person instructed the EDVA grand jury coordinator to “amend” the indictment
EDVA Grand Jury Coordinator: After “amend[ing]” the indictment, they “presented the corrected indictment to the grand jury foreperson and the deputy foreperson” without a court reporter present; if Lindsey did not sign the no-bill indictment, the Grand Jury Coordinator is the most likely person to have done so
Jack Eckenrode: Senior Advisor to Kash Patel, lead investigator for John Durham, and former FBI Agent on Scooter Libby case
Miles Starr: Lead case agent on this and other Comey cases
Tyler Lemons: On loan from EDNC
Gabriel Diaz: On loan from EDNC
James Hayes: Litigation Attorney at Main Justice, he is listed as author of the following:
- Motion for discovery order
- Consent motion for CIPA protective order
- Motion for filter protocol
- Motion for expedited ruling on filter protocol
- Appeal of initial order to share grand jury materials
- Additional briefing on order to disclose grand jury materials
- Emergency motion to stay order to share grand jury materials
Gabriel Cohen: Metadata lists him as OGC, possibly in Detroit, he is the author of:
- Response on motion to disclose grand jury materials
- Response on motion for Bill of Particulars
- Lindsey Halligan declaration on what happened with the grand jury
Henry Whitaker: The former Solicitor General of Florida and currently Pam Bondi’s counselor, he is the signed author of:
Kathleen Stoughton: An AUSA in South Carolina with solid appellate experience, she is listed as author of:
Michael Shedd: A newish AUSA in South Carolin, he is listed as author of:
lheim: Metadata lists as author of:
Discovery requests
Category One: Lindsey Halligan’s unlawful appointment (expanded to include WDVA)
Category Two: Lack of probable cause (expanded to include more prosecutors)
Category Three: Presentation to grand jury
Category Four: Vindictive prosecution (expanded to include comparators)
Category Five: Trump’s hostility to Jim Comey
Category Six: Prejudicial statements from Trump
Category Seven: Prior inconsistent statements from Andy McCabe
Category Eight: Other Rule 16 and Brady
[There’s no identifiable Category Nine]
Category Ten: Potential sources identified in leak investigations
Category Eleven: Privilege taint
Category Twelve: All CIOLs and communications
Category Thirteen: All evidence destroyed in Arctic Haze investigation
Category Fourteen: Full case files for Arctic Haze, Durham investigation, Jim Comey
