‘This Case is So Weak!’ Ex-Federal Prosecutor Blasts Lindsey Halligan for Signing Comey Indictment

A former federal prosecutor with the Eastern District of Virginia expressed his outrage to CNN’s Omar Jimenez over the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

Gene Rossi took aim at the Trump DOJ official who’s expected to prosecute the case against Comey, Lindsey Halligan — a former Florida insurance lawyer with no prosecutorial experience.

“She was the one who signed this indictment because no prosecutor in my old office, where I worked for 20 years, dared sign this piece of paper,” Rossi said. “This case is so weak, no prosecutor — line prosecutor or career prosecutor or the former U.S. Attorney Eric Siebert, who also has honor — they wouldn’t sign it. But Lindsey Halligan would, because, who is she? She is a person who will do whatever Mr. Trump wants. And that is wrong. That is the antithesis of what a career prosecutor and a U.S. attorney should do.”

Comey was indicted Thursday evening on one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath to Congress. The case revolves around a question asked by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2020 about leaking FBI information to the press, to which Comey answered under oath that he stood by his statement.

Jimenez asked Rossi, “Do they have a case?”

“Do they have a case?” Rossi replied sarcastically. “The merits of this case are so weak. If you play back that clip, Cruz falsely summarized what Andy McCabe said. So their charge is this: a false summary of what Andy McCabe said and Jim Comey says, ‘I stand by what I said.’ That’s obstruction? That’s a false statement? By itself, that’s not a criminal violation.”

Rossi said that Comey “could not have gotten a better judge” in Biden appointee Judge Michael Nachmanoff.

“Because Mike Nachmanoff — and I’ve had cases with him, I’ve appeared in front of him — He’s an outstanding judge. He’s honest, he’s fair, he’s balanced, and he will be the worst nightmare for those prosecutors pushing this indictment,” Rossi said.

Comey’s indictment followed a pressure campaign during which President Donald Trump strongly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to hurry up and prosecute his enemies.

Watch the clip above via CNN.