Judge Rules DOJ Needs Warrant For Dismissed Files In Comey Case-lllllllllllll
A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to return evidence seized from a key figure in the dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, while allowing the Justice Department to seek a new warrant for the material.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled in Washington that files taken from Daniel Richman — a law professor and former attorney for Comey — must be returned. However, the court may retain a copy of the materials for safekeeping should prosecutors pursue a new warrant, Reuters reported over the weekend.
The decision represents a temporary setback for the Justice Department as it considers whether to renew efforts to bring charges against Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump in May 2017, during his first term.
Richman filed suit last month seeking to block prosecutors from using materials he said were improperly seized during an investigation conducted in 2019 and 2020. Kollar-Kotelly’s ruling allows the government to preserve access to the records under court supervision while complying with the order to return them.
The investigation concluded in 2021 without charges. In her ruling, released Friday night, Kollar-Kotelly said it was unreasonable for the government to retain copies of Richman’s files without safeguards preventing them from being searched in a future investigation absent a valid warrant.
At the same time, the judge declined to bar the Justice Department from using or relying on the information in the future. She said prosecutors are permitted to pursue investigative leads derived from their prior review of the materials and may seek a new warrant to obtain them again.
Prosecutors relied on the seized files earlier this year as part of their case against Comey. The former FBI director was indicted in October on charges of making false statements and obstructing Congress, stemming from his 2020 testimony regarding FBI officials’ anonymous disclosures of information to news outlets.
Last month, a federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after determining that both indictments were obtained by an unlawfully appointed U.S. attorney in Virginia’s Eastern District.
Since then, two more grand juries have refused to re-indict James, which is highly unusual.
FBI Director Kash Patel said two weeks ago that he does not consider the prosecution of Comey to be over following the court’s dismissal of the perjury charge against him for allegely lying to Congress.
In an interview with The Epoch Times, Patel told senior editor Jan Jekielek that the Trump administration had “numerous options to proceed” against Comey.
“The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants, but we at the FBI and our partners at the DOJ have numerous options to proceed, and we’re executing on all those options,” Patel said.
When pressed for more details, Patel noted, “I would say stay tuned for right after Thanksgiving and you’ll see multiple responses, in my opinion.”
Patel dropped even more bombshells about the infamous “burn bags.”
“You’re going to see everything we found in that room, in one way or another, be it through investigation, public trial, or disclosure to the Congress,” Patel said.
“It is the single largest weaponization, politicization of law enforcement against America, and specifically targeting a political party, because the institutional elite in Washington, D.C., didn’t like them and didn’t want them to win,” he added.
Last month, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie determined that Lindsey Halligan had been improperly appointed interim U.S. attorney just two days before filing Comey’s case. Currie’s ruling disqualifying her makes her actions — including signing Comey’s indictment — legally invalid, reports said.
“I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms Halligan’s defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside,” Currie wrote in his ruling.
However, he dismissed Comey’s case and a separate one against James, who has been charged with mortgage fraud, without prejudice, meaning they can be refiled.
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JUDICIAL RECKONING
The return of national sovereignty and administrative lethality reached a new milestone this Thursday, April 9, 2026. A blockbuster ruling in Los Angeles has left the DNC establishment and globalist elite reeling.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against California’s controversial "No Secret Police Act," blocking the state from prohibiting ICE agents from wearing masks. Judge Christina Snyder ruled the law unconstitutional, marking a decisive victory for President Donald J. Trump and the Department of Justice.
The court affirmed the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, stating California cannot discriminate against federal officers while exempting its own law enforcement. Attorney General Pamela Bondi praised the ruling, emphasizing the administration’s zero-tolerance stance on harassment of federal agents.
This decision reflects the 2026 mandate: a legal framework prioritizing the safety of American officers over the sanctuary policies pushed by Governor Gavin Newsom. It signals a sweeping rollback of state overreach in immigration enforcement.
Meanwhile, in Texas, a federal jury delivered historic terrorism convictions against nine members of a radical antifa cell. The group was found guilty for a violent 2025 attack on an ICE detention facility that left a police officer shot in the neck.
Ringleader Benjamin Song faces potential life imprisonment after evidence proved the attack was a coordinated assault using explosives and rifles—not the “noise demonstration” the defense claimed. Prosecutors called the verdict a landmark affirmation of Trump’s domestic terror designation.
With Kash Patel at the FBI and Todd Blanche at the DOJ, the dismantling of extremist cells has accelerated. Federal agencies continue to secure detention centers like Prairieland against those attempting to destabilize the republic.
Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to spin the court ruling as a “win,” citing the upheld “No Vigilantes Act.” But the truth remains: the centerpiece of his anti-ICE agenda—the “No Secret Police Act”—has been effectively struck down.
The defeat exposes the weakening foundation of California’s sanctuary policies. While Sacramento prioritizes the “civil rights” of illegal aliens, the Trump administration is defending the constitutional rights of federal officers.
The week closes as a sweeping administrative triumph for the Trump-GOP platform. From Los Angeles courtrooms to Texas jury boxes, real results—not rhetoric—are forging the 2026 midterm shield.
With 5% GDP growth and a secure border, the nation is reclaiming its stability and sovereignty. America moves forward with vigilance, resolve, and a renewed commitment to law and order.
God bless the USA—and the leaders who refuse to bow to the swamp or the radical mob.
oFar Left 'Squad' Member Learns Her Fate As Her Primary Election is Called
Washington D.C. — The far-left “Squad” took another massive hit Tuesday night as Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush was soundly defeated in her primary by challenger Wesley Bell, who led by double digits with 54.9% to Bush’s 41.8%.
Bush, one of the most extreme voices in Congress, joins Rep. Jamaal Bowman as the second Squad member to lose her seat this cycle. Her defeat is a clear rejection of the radical socialist, anti-police, pro-Hamas agenda she has pushed since entering Congress in 2021.
Bush rose to prominence after participating in the Ferguson riots and has spent years promoting false narratives about Michael Brown while calling for defunding the police — even as violent crime soared in her St. Louis district. She has repeatedly aligned herself with pro-Hamas protesters, blamed Israel for the October 7 massacre, and faced controversy over allegedly funneling thousands of campaign dollars to her husband for “security services” while demanding less police protection for her constituents.
Republicans celebrated the win with well-deserved mockery. Pro-Trump comedian Terrance K. Williams posted:
“A ‘BLACK JOB’ IS SOMETHING CORI BUSH DOES NOT HAVE. OH HAPPY DAY! She is the second Squad member to lose her seat! I can’t wait until they are all gone.”
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who served with Bush on the House Judiciary Committee, sarcastically noted:
“I will miss Cori Bush missing every committee meeting.”
Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier added:
“The Squad’s Cori Bush has LOST her primary. Join me in saying GOOD RIDDANCE! Hamas might be hiring, Cori!”
Even actor Michael Rapaport, a vocal Israel supporter, celebrated:
“Tonight at the rally they said let’s bring back ‘JOY’ to politics and boom CORI BUSH is done with Politics…. I feel JOY all of a sudden.”
This is the second straight blow to the radical Squad. Jamaal Bowman lost his primary earlier after endorsing pro-Hamas demonstrators on college campuses. Both Bush and Bowman blamed their defeats on pro-Israel funding from AIPAC rather than admitting the truth: their extreme, anti-American, and anti-Israel positions have become toxic to voters.
The radical left’s Squad is crumbling because the American people are rejecting their agenda of defunding police, embracing socialism, supporting radical Islamists, and putting foreign interests above American citizens. Voters want secure borders, safe streets, strong economy, and leaders who put America First — not performative radicals who miss committee meetings and push policies that hurt their own districts.
Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, the Republican Party is becoming the party of working Americans, law and order, and common sense. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party continues its death spiral — hemorrhaging voters, losing favorability, and watching its most extreme members get rejected at the ballot box.
Cori Bush’s defeat is not just a loss for one radical congresswoman. It is a rejection of the entire Squad’s toxic ideology. The American people are waking up and choosing sanity over socialism, strength over weakness, and America First over America Last.
More Squad members are on the ballot soon. The trend is clear: radicalism is losing, and the America First movement is winning.
