UnJustified Who is Person 3?
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Sep 28, 2025 The podcast dives into the controversial indictment of former FBI Director Jim Comey just days after Lindsay Halligan's appointment as US Attorney. It explores the implications of politicized prosecutions and the fallout from resignations within the DOJ. Discussions reveal potential challenges in proving allegations against Comey, while an investigation into a bribery scandal involving Tom Homan abruptly closes. The hosts also tackle listener questions and dissect the political theater surrounding Trump's executive orders.
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Grand Jury Confusion Reveals Inexperience
- The grand jury process produced a confusing double-document submission and a no-bill on one count.
- Halligan's apparent inexperience shows in procedural errors and oddities at indictment handoff.
Charge Relies On Vague 'Person Three'
- The indicted false-statement count hinges on ambiguous references to 'person three' and lacks clear factual allegations.
- McCabe stresses prosecutors must prove the underlying 2016 interactions to show Comey knowingly lied in 2020.
McCabe Describes His 2016 Media Authorization
- McCabe recounts his own role authorizing a Wall Street Journal contact in Oct 2016 and never telling Comey to do it.
- He emphasizes he routinely authorized press interactions as deputy director under FBI policy.
