By Andrew Goudsward

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday urged a federal judge to dissolve an order temporarily blocking the use of key evidence in a potential bid to re-indict former FBI Director James Comey, ‍arguing the ruling had improperly stalled their criminal probe.

The Justice Department filing came in response to a lawsuit by Daniel Richman, a law professor and key figure in the now-dismissed criminal case against Comey, one of President Donald Trump’s high-profile foes who has been targeted for prosecution in recent months.

Richman, a former lawyer to Comey, sued last month seeking ‌to bar prosecutors from using material he alleged had been ‌improperly seized from him in a prior investigation that formed a crucial part of the recent case against Comey.

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