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Not all grand jury members saw final Comey indictment
NBC
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Not all grand jury members saw final Comey indictment
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Not all grand jury members saw final Comey indictment
Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could cripple the case.
The admission comes as lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey sought to dismiss the criminal charges against him.
James Comey and his lawyers argued in a federal courtroom Wednesday that the two-count indictment against the former FBI director should be dismissed on grounds that it's based on a "vindictive and selective" prosecution. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.