A federal judge has dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
James Comey speaks on May 30, 2023 in New York City.
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Comey pleaded not guilty in October to one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, amid what critics call Trump payback campaign against his supposed political enemies. Vice President JD Vance has said that such prosecutions are “driven by law and not politics.”
Halligan, Trump’s hand-picked federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia, requested the indictment of Comey for the objections from career prosecutors after trump forced out Former US Attorney Erik Siebert, who sources said had resisted bringing cases against Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Halligan, who had no experience as a prosecutor, requested the impeachment after Trump, in a social media post, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to act “NOW!!!” to prosecute Comey, James and Representative Adam Schiff.
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