A federal judge in Virginia on Monday ordered prosecutors to turn over grand jury materials in the criminal case against James Comey after finding the government's handling of the case raises "genuine issues of misconduct" that could result in the charges against the former FBI director being dismissed.

Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said in his ruling that the type of relief Comey's lawyers are seeking is "rarely granted," but that "the record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding." The ruling directs the government to turn over the material to Comey's team by the end of the day.

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