3 hours agoAn indictment against former FBI director James Comey
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(9 months ago)The U.S. Department of Justice has filed charges against former FBI Director James Come about his testimony before the U.S. Congress. Comey ʹ who has long been in the grip of American President Donald Trump's criticism charged with lying before Congress during his testimony in September [...]
Comey é, who has long been in the grip of US President Donald Trump's criticism, is accused of lying before Congress during his testimony in September 2020, regarding whether he had authorized the flow of classified data into the media.
Responding to the indictment, Comey said he feels innocent and that “have great confidence in the federal judicial system”.
His lawyer, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, said in a statement: <x0im Comey fully denies the charges filed today. We look forward to declaring him innocent in court”
If convicted, Comey could be sentenced to prison for up to five years.
He is accused of giving false testimony and preventing an investigation by Congress.
The Act rose several days after Trump called on the country's chief prosecutor, Pam Bond, to investigate more severely his political opponents, including Comeyn.
Trump had threatened his political rivals with imprisonment since racing for president in 2015, but Thursday's indictment implies that this is the first time his administration has managed to secure an act by a grand jury against one of them.
Trump's Justice Department is also investigating other opponents, including New York General Prosecutor Lettia James, and John Bolton, who served as national security official during Trump's first term.
Trump, who has pressured general prosecutor Bond to prosecute Comey and other critics, celebrated the news.
America Justice “! ” he wrote on social networks. “It has been very harmful to our country, for so long”
Trump fired Comey in 2017 at the start of his first term. Since then, he has regularly criticised Comey for the way he led the investigation by the FBI that documented contacts between the Russians and the Trump campaign in 2016.
Since Trump returned to the White House in January, the Department of Justice has examined the testimony of Comey in 2020, when he responded to republican criticism of Russia's investigation and denied having authorised publication of classified information in the media.
According to the indictment, Comey deceived Congress claiming he had not authorized anyone else to be an anonymous source of media reporting for an FBI investigation.
