Former federal ethics officials who served in Republican and Democratic administrations are asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. In a letter obtained by CBS News, ethics officials who worked in the Obama and George W. Bush administrations urged a formal review of interim …
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This is an opinion column If you enjoy political pugilism, President Donald Trump versus former FBI Director James Comey is akin to a must-watch bout for the heavyweight title of the world. Trump forced Comey’s indictment to get vengeance for perceived past wrongs inflicted by Comey. What will a jury do? No one knows. In the meantime, both sides fire …
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In this post, I noted a paragraph of a recent ABC story that had escaped much notice: one reason prosecutors didn’t think they would succeed in prosecuting Jim Comey was because there would be too much discovery. Prosecutors further expressed concerns about the department’s ability to take the case to trial quickly due to problems identifying all the relevant materials …
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Donald Trump indicted Jim Comey (and Tish James, and probably John Bolton next) not just because he is wracked by a compulsion to humiliate the people who have the temerity to suggest the justice system should apply to him, too. His fascist project also requires him to completely replace rule of law with corruption, as part of a tool to …
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Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the two counts of lying to Congress being brought against him by the Trump administration. On the same day, ABC News reported that the prosecutors who were working on the Comey case — who were fired for their refusal to charge him — believed the key witness against Comey …
Read More »ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying they plan to argue the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed. The arraignment lasted less than half an hour, but it was …
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Ex-FBI director James Comey to appear in court today on federal chargespublished at 13:39 BST 13:39 BST Grace Eliza GoodwinLive reporter Former FBI Director James Comey is being arraigned in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia today – his first appearance in court since his indictment last month. The Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Comey – who has been a frequent …
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James Comey will appear in court for an arraignment Wednesday, after the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of criminally charging the former FBI director and Trump foe in late September. Comey was ordered to report to court in Northern Virginia at 10 a.m., almost two weeks after a grand jury in the same federal courthouse indicted him on charges …
Read More »Comey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Dept. The New York Times James Comey to be arraigned in federal court and more top headlines Fox News Former FBI Director James Comey to be arraigned Wednesday CNN A veteran defense lawyer turned judge will oversee the case against ex-FBI director James Comey AP News Comey due in court over Justice Department …
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