US EditionDemocrats Appeal to GOP for Lawmaker Response to Comey Case
The indictment accuses Comey of lying during his 2020 Senate testimony and obstructing a congressional proceeding, marking a rare criminal case tied to political investigations, Justice Department said.
- The Department of Justice announced that Comey, former FBI Director, was indicted Thursday on one count of false statement and one of obstruction related to his Sept. 30, 2020 testimony.
- Last week, the Eastern District of Virginia received a new Trump-appointed U.S. attorney after Erik Siebert resigned amid pressure, and Lindsey Halligan was tapped by the president as his replacement.
- In Senate testimony, a Cruz exchange focused scrutiny on Comey's answers about leaks, as prosecutors traced charges to this exchange and conflicting Andrew McCabe testimony, while the Justice Department Inspector General found no leak authorization.
- Comey responded in an Instagram video saying he is innocent and confident in the judiciary, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the indictment an “attack on the rule of law” and Rep. Jim Himes labeled it an egregious DOJ abuse.
- Critics warn the personnel moves risk eroding DOJ norms by ousting a respected prosecutor, prosecutors faced a looming deadline next week, and President Donald Trump signaled more targets may follow.
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Democrats appeal to GOP for lawmaker response to Comey case
Democrats on Capitol Hill have made impassioned floor speeches, previewed legislative action and expressed outrage on social media in the wake of the controversial indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey. But since the indictment last week, they have found themselves in a familiar position: Having little political power to force immediate changes, and few tactics to hold the Justice Department to account. Saddled with that dynamic, Demo…
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