Just Human #360

Just Human #360

From Just Human by Just Human

January 4, 2026 · 2h 48m

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities and recent developments in the civil suit Daniel Richman brought against the DOJ regarding the return of seized property.

In this episode I take you through the most recent happenings and filings in the civil suit Daniel Richman brought against DOJ (Richman v. United States). The episode is long but not at all short on interesting developments and disclosures. The Richman case, which at first presented as a fairly straightforward return of seized property case, has turned out to be far more peculiar. The extent of what most people know about it is the surface-level take of “Grrr, bad judge protects Comey by stopping Trump DOJ from getting Richman’s communications.” Or something along those lines. It’s more significant and layered than that. DOJ has been ordered to return Richman’s property, the materials seized in 2017, 2019, and 2020 as part of the Comey Memo and Arctic Haze investigations, back to him. Yes. However, they have ALSO been ordered to create a single forensic copy of those materials and file it under seal in the District Court of EDVA. This ensures that the materials can be accessed, searched, developed, or whatever DOJ wants to do with them AS LONG AS they get a judicial search warrant to do so. It’s an equitable solution to the situation. But there’s more. Turns out, there are…

People in this episode

Host: Just Human

Topics covered

  • civil suit
  • legal developments
  • DOJ
  • property seizure
  • James Comey
  • forensic copy
  • court rulings

Keywords

  • Daniel Richman
  • DOJ
  • James Comey
  • seized property
  • forensic copy
  • court case
  • legal implications
  • classified information

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Organizations: DOJ, United States

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