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.
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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