A ruling by a federal judge over the weekend has temporarily blocked prosecutors from gaining access to a crucial trove of evidence they used to bring charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, in late September.
Lindsey Halligan’s indictments against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, were dismissed last month over Ms. Halligan’s appointment.
The ruling cited a law signed last month by President Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Jeffrey Epstein was indicted on sex-trafficking charges in July 2019 and found dead in his jail cell the following month; his death was ruled a suicide.
Mr. Patel decided to fire the agents before the bureau’s Office of Professional Responsibility made their decision following an internal investigation.
The judge’s decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from using evidence in its efforts to seek a new indictment against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director.
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