Federal judge calls Comey indictment into question, asks if Halligan is a 'puppet' for Trump

A federal judge grilled the Department of Justice during a hearing Wednesday about whether it mishandled the grand jury indictment against former FBI Director James Comey and asked if interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who is leading the case, acted at the behest of President Donald Trump.Judge Michael Nachmanoff found that Halligan signed a final indictment alleging two charges against Comey but that that document was never presented to the full grand jury, a revelation that could imperil the case if Nachmanoff decides it is enough to delegitimatize the indictment.Nachmanoff directed Hal