Apr 29 Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press James Comey was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump related to a photograph he posted on social media last year of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.” The Justice Department… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:00 James Comey indicted over social media post Trump's DOJ says crossed a line By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz Former FBI director James Comey has once again been indicted by the Department of Justice. It's the second time the Trump administration has attempted to prosecute him. The latest is connected to a post Comey shared last year of seashells… Continue watching
Apr 28 WATCH: Justice Department holds news briefing on Comey indictment over '86 47' photo By Associated Press Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Apr 28 James Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department's relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the Republican president. Continue reading
Dec 07 Federal judge sets back Justice Department's effort to seek new indictment against Comey By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they had relied on when they initially secured criminal charges. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 5:51 Judge tosses James Comey, Letitia James cases, rules prosecutor was illegally appointed By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Jenna Bloom A federal judge dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James. In twin rulings, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney was invalid and unlawful. Halligan was picked by President Trump to… Continue watching
Nov 24 Judge dismisses cases against James Comey, Letitia James after finding the prosecutor was illegally appointed By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The rulings amount to a stunning rebuke of the administration’s efforts to target Trump’s political opponents as well as its legal maneuvering to hastily install a loyalist prosecutor willing to file the cases. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 6:21 Comey seeks to have indictment dismissed over DOJ's handling of case By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz The Senate forwarded the bill requiring the Justice Department to release the Epstein files to the White House, only days after President Trump withdrew his opposition. The DOJ is also facing more scrutiny over the handling of its case against… Continue watching
Nov 19 DOJ says full grand jury in Comey case was not presented copy of final indictment By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has hit another hurdle. The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a grand jury. Continue reading
Nov 17 Judge scolds Justice Department for 'disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps' in Comey case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The judge wrote that prosecutor's "fundamental misstatements of the law" include unexplained irregularities in the transcript of the grand jury proceedings. Continue reading