Andrew Weissmann

But the real story, I agree with you, Jen, is about the process here.

Let me just take you inside what would normally happen.

Leave aside the whole part about that you now have a new U.S.

attorney.

You've covered that.

But let me just tell you what a new U.S.

attorney would want to do and would happen in any major case, which is you would sit down and look at the evidence.

You would meet with your prosecutors and understand their reservations.

The reporting is that the career people did not think that there was enough to go forward here, right?

Remember, they have to be able to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

You'd also want to afford the opportunity to Jim Comey and his legal team to hear their position.

And only after that would you make a decision.

And there's no evidence that that entire process happened in the New York minute that Ms.

Halligan has been in her position.

So that's just one more possibility.

I would say significant sort of due process foul that's going on here.

And I think the proof in the pudding here is going to be in sort of looking forward is I think there's a really good chance that James Comey and his legal team will ask for a speedy trial.

They have a right to a trial within 30 days of today.

And they could ask for a speedy trial.

I did note that Jim Comey has already been on Instagram and said, let's have a trial.