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Topline FBI Director Kash Patel warned agents must “follow the chain of command or get relieved” in response to reports the agency fired an agent for refusing to arrest former director James Comey and publicly escort him into its field office in front of news cameras, what’s known as a “perp walk.” FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during the House …

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say  Reuters The FBI is weighing an arrest and perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to help, sources say  CBS News BREAKING: FBI agent fired for refusing to perp walk James Comey  Yahoo ‘Insecure and juvenile!’ Ex-RNC chair slams Trump for trying to ‘perp-walk’ James …

The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Comey was charged last week with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, an unprecedented move that came after …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a “perp walk” of the bureau’s former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday. Comey was charged on September 25 with making false statements and …

Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey  The Washington Post DOJ fires 2 key prosecutors in eastern Virginia amid turmoil in office that charged Comey  CBS News Justice Department fires prosecutor falsely tied to Comey case in social media post  CNN Trump’s New Goon Plunges Her Office Into Chaos With Revenge Firings  The Daily Beast More turmoil at Virginia US attorney’s office …

The Justice Department has fired two of the highest-level prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, just days after President Trump ousted the U.S. Attorney there — and picked a replacement who charged former FBI Director James Comey. The sources said Maya Song, a longtime high-ranking official in the office, was …

Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney in one of the country’s most important federal prosecutor shops, was effectively set up to fail last Thursday, sources said, when in her first ever presentation before a grand jury, she convinced the panel to indict former FBI Director James Comey on two of three counts. The Justice Department and the seasoned …

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) THE SHAM INDICTMENT of former FBI director James Comey should be dismissed for many reasons, but the simplest is that it’s vindictive. As a basis for dismissal, this argument—which could take the form of a pretrial motion claiming vindictive prosecution—requires the defense to show two things: first, that the prosecution was based on animus; and …

Donald Trump’s public and private push to have ex-FBI director James Comey indicted on criminal charges is a strong sign of the US slipping into authoritarianism, but it could also taint the case’s chances of success because it is evidence of a selective and biased political prosecution, ex-prosecutors and scholars say. Trump’s retribution drive against an old foe he blames …

Trump and Comey: An Escalating Conflict With No Off-Ramp  The New York Times Donald Trump’s own words could doom the criminal case against James Comey, legal experts say  CNN Patrick Fitzgerald: The man enlisted to save James Comey  NBC News DOJ’s Todd Blanche, who once blasted ‘vindictive’ prosecution of Trump, defends Comey charges  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Meet the …