Thread by @realjusthuman

United States v. Comey

Judge Nachmanoff has issued an order regarding prosecutor's request for the implementation of a filter team protocol to review potentially privileged material that was seized during the Arctic Haze investigation and may be informative to their case against Comey.

He's appointed Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick to preside over all proceedings having to do with the review of the privilege materials.

In his order, notes that the "briefing on the government’s proposed filter protocol raises several legal questions that must be resolved before any protocol is authorized."

At least three of those questions were also raised by the defense in their opposition to the filter team protocol.

Thread on that filing here

https://x.com/realjusthuman/status/1982964945739203053

Judge Nachmanoff's move to bring in a magistrate judge is based on In re Search Warrant Issued June 13, 2019, 942 F.3d 159 (4th Cir. 2019), as amended (Oct. 31, 2019).

"The Fourth Circuit further concluded that adversarial proceedings before the magistrate judge were needed prior to the authorization of a filter team and protocol."

Magistrate Judge Fitzgerald has scheduled a hearing for November 5, 2025.

Filings here
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

And here
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…