Defense seeks dismissal of Comey case
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Former FBI Director James Comey’s legal team is trying to get the DOJ’s case against him thrown out, calling the indictment “selective” and “vindictive” prosecution. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) is using a similar argument in court today after she was charged with assaulting an ICE agent outside an immigration detention center.
Former FBI Director James Comey is asking a Virginia federal court to dismiss the indictment brought against him by a former Trump aide who was recently installed to lead a Virginia prosecuting office.
Former FBI Director James Comey's legal team is trying to have the DOJ's case against him tossed out, calling it an "egregious abuse of power." Also, Lawfare reports that U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan texted their reporter to object to a social media post discussing Letitia James' indictment.
Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge to dismiss his criminal case. Comey argued that he is being vindictively prosecuted because of President Donald Trump's animus toward him. Comey also argued that the prosecutor who secured the indictment against him,
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Comey’s attorneys said the indictment was “motivated by personal hostility” and “an abuse of prosecutorial power."
In addition to calling the case an illegal “vindictive” prosecution, the former FBI director said the prosecutor who brought the case had no authority to do so.