The newly appointed American lawyer will try to accuse James Comey even though prosecutors find no probable cause: sources

The prosecutor USA. Donald Trump in Virginia plans to ask a great jury in the coming days to accuse the former director of the FBI James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, despite the fact that prosecutors and investigators who determine that there were no insufficient evidence to accuse him, sources with direct knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.

Earlier this week, prosecutors presented Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s former personal lawyer whom he appointed to lead the United States Prosecutor’s Office for the East District of Virginia, with a detailed memorandum that recommends that it be rejected to bring charges for perjury and obstruction against Comey, sources familiar with the memorandum said.

A one -month investigation into the prosecutors of the DOJ could not establish a probable cause of a crime, which means that they could not ensure a Comey condemnation by demonstrating the claims beyond a reasonable doubt, but that they could not reach a significantly lower standard to ensure an accusation, the sources said.

According Guidelines of the Department of JusticeProsecutors are generally prohibited from submitting charges unless they can prove that a defendant “is more likely to be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by an impartial judge and that the conviction will remain in appeal.”

Despite his recommendations, Haligan, who has never prosecuted a criminal case in his career as a insurance lawyer, plans to present evidence to a large jury before the statute of limitations for the alleged crime expires next week, the sources said.

Comey’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comments.

Haligan’s apparent plan to find charges against Comment follows a clear directive of Trump, who during the weekend directly requested prosecutions against Comment, Senator Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James.