The Comey Perjury Count Grand Jury Refused to Charge

This morning, we published my column arguing that the perjury and obstruction case against former FBI Director James Comey should be dismissed because there is no factual basis for the allegation that Comey lied when he denied authorizing his then-deputy, Andrew McCabe, to leak investigative information to the Wall Street Journal. (Contrary to the assertion of Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) in the question he put to Comey at a Senate hearing, McCabe, who has admitted orchestrating the leak, never claimed that Comey authorized him to do so — he claims to have told Comey about it after the fact.)

At the end of the column, I said that in a separate post I would “address the ridiculous perjury allegation for which interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan sought an indictment only to be rebuffed by the grand jury.” Let’s turn to that.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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This morning, we published my column arguing that the perjury and obstruction case against former FBI Director James Comey should be dismissed because there is no factual basis for the allegation that Comey lied when he denied authorizing his then-deputy, Andrew McCabe, to leak investigative information to the Wall Street Journal. (Contrary to the assertion of Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) in the question he put to Comey at a Senate hearing, McCabe, who has admitted orchestrating the leak, never claimed that Comey authorized him to do so — he claims to have told Comey about it after the fact.)

At the end of the column, I said that in a separate post I would “address the ridiculous perjury allegation for which interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan sought an indictment only to be rebuffed by the grand jury.” Let’s turn to that.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.