Trump-Appointed Judge Mulls Whether DOJ Violated Statute Amid Comey Prosecution
Kathryn Wilkens Fri, October 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM GMT-5 John Minchillo/AP Photo
A Trump-appointed federal judge mulled Friday whether the Justice Department's latest attempt to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey ran afoul of a 10-year legal deadline.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden heard arguments over whether prosecutors improperly circumvented the statute of limitations by filing a criminal information against Comey without first securing a grand jury indictment, according to The Washington Post.
A Trump-appointed federal judge mulled Friday whether the Department of Justice's latest attempt to prosecute James Comey ran afoul of a 10-year legal deadline.