US EditionAttorney General Bondi and prosecutors have reservations over charging James Comey: CNN
Attorney General Bondi and prosecutors doubt the strength of charges against James Comey despite President Trump's urgent demand for indictment before the statute of limitations expires.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi has voiced reservations about charging former FBI Director James Comey as President Donald Trump presses the Department of Justice to indict him.
- With a statute deadline approaching next Tuesday, the White House installed Lindsey Halligan atop the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia after prosecutors expressed doubts about the Comey case.
- Prepared to act, Lindsey Halligan has raised questions about the case and was seen at the Justice Department this week discussing whether to charge Comey.
- Pressure from the White House and key advisers has escalated the immediate stakes as President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday he wants prosecutors to move quickly, while Peter Navarro and Stephen Miller called for legal consequences.
- Questions about the case's substance have left prosecutors cautious even as Attorney General Pam Bondi sees an indictment as possible, with the case centering on alleged false statements in congressional testimony about the 2016 investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and other federal prosecutors have expressed concerns about a possible criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey as President Donald Trump pressures the Department of Justice to indict his longtime political nemesis.The president has been demanding that his pol...
Attorney General Bondi and prosecutors have reservations over charging James Comey, sources say
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi and other federal prosecutors have concerns about the case against former FBI Director James Comey, sources tell CNN, though an indictment could come as soon as Thursday. Bondi is facing pressure from Trump, who is demanding his political enemies face criminal charges as he once did. But attorneys inside the Eastern District…
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