Defense seeks dismissal of Comey case
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Lawyers for James Comey are asking a judge to dismiss the case against him, arguing prosecutors engaged in "flagrant misconduct" when securing their indictment.
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.
Former FBI Director James Comey launched two efforts Monday to have the federal charges he faces for allegedly lying during congressional testimony thrown out: one that claims his case is the result of a personal vendetta by President Donald Trump,
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U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff noted that the government previously failed to raise an issue it suddenly chose to press.
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Comey’s lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump’s ‘personal animus’ and must be thrown out
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are urging a judge to dismiss the case against him. In court papers Monday, they called it a vindictive prosecution motivated by “personal animus” and orche
Comey’s attorneys said the indictment was “motivated by personal hostility” and “an abuse of prosecutorial power."
The former FBI director points to words of the high court’s GOP appointees in one of his motions to dismiss his indictment.