Judge denies DOJ request that could have disqualified Comey's attorney

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Source: Scripps News

Posted 1:03 PM, Oct 20, 2025 and last updated 6 minutes ago


UPDATED: On Monday evening, Judge Michael Nachmanoff denied the Justice Department's request for an expedited ruling on their motion asking for a "filter team" to review evidence that could pose a potential conflict and merit disqualification of James Comey's lead defense attorney.

The judge noted that the DOJ "has had the materials at issue in its possession for several years and apparently failed to seek any guidance with respect to a filter protocol at any time before October 13," and similarly has been aware of Patrick Fitzgerald's role as Comey's defense attorney since late-September, yet "failed to raise any concern with lead counsel’s representation until the filing of the government’s motion to expedite on October 19."

As such, Comey now has the standard two-week timeframe to respond to the government's motion, with his next filing pertaining to that issue due October 27.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/justice-department-may-try-to-disqualify-comeys-attorney-new-filing-states

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1. Incremental win for Comey as judge rejects prosecutors' bid to speed up filter team protocol in Comey case

This is not a total victory for Comey. The court rejected the DOJ's request to speed up the process and to ignore the normal timetable

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Here is the ruling
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135/gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.61.0.pdf

Having considered the pleadings, the Court will deny the government’s motion to expedite.
The Court will require Defendant to file any response to the government’s filter protocol motion
on or before October 27, 2025, as provided by Local Criminal Rule 12(A). The Court finds that
this timeframe balances the need for expediency with the need to ensure that Defendant has a fair
opportunity to submit a response to the government’s motion in light of the complexity and
seriousness of the issues identified by Defendant.2
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that the government’s Motion for Expedited Ruling (ECF 54) is DENIED; and
it is further
ORDERED that Defendant shall respond to the government’s Motion for Implementation
of Filter Protocol (ECF 38) on or before October 27, 2025.

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2. Good! Things are going in the right direction for this case

So far ... so good ...