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Vance Says ‘Certainly’ Will Be More Indictments After Comey
Vice President JD Vance predicts additional criminal indictments targeting political opponents of Donald Trump as part of ongoing legal actions, emphasizing law over politics in prosecutions.
- Last week, Vice President J.D. Vance said more indictments will come over the next three and a half years and insisted prosecutions will follow legal facts, not politics.
- In the Eastern District of Virginia, prosecutors filed charges last week against James Comey, former FBI director, on obstruction and false-statement counts after President Donald Trump publicly urged action and Lindsey Halligan, acting U.S. attorney, filed charges despite internal objections.
- A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia returned the indictment while one of the three counts filed by the acting prosecutor was rejected, and James Comey, former FBI director, denied wrongdoing and said he is innocent.
- Democratic leaders condemned the indictment, accusing weaponization of the Justice Department, Senate Republican John Thune said he trusts the courts, and President Trump celebrated the charges on Truth Social.
- Martha MacCallum noted Adam Schiff among potential targets, others include Letitia James and Lisa Cook, while Vance discussed the indictment and broader conflicts on Fox News Sunday.
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JD Vance: More Indictments Loom After Comey Case
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said the Trump administration expects "more indictments" in the coming years, days after former FBI Director James Comey was charged with felony counts tied to congressional testimony, The Hill reported. On Thursday, Comey was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. The case marks a stunning turn for the critic of…
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