Former FBI director James Comey admitted on Wednesday (October 8) that he was not guilty of charging of a crime in which he claimed that he had falsely declared the congress and prevented congress investigation. The case, which is widely perceived as politically sensitive, has intensified the fears that the Ministry of Justice is used to focus the opponents of President Donald Trump.
The picture took place in the Federal Court in Alexandria in Virginia took less than 30 minutes. Comey’s lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, called the prosecution politically motivated and said his team was planning to file proposals for rejecting the case, including calls for the appointment of American lawyer Lindsey Halligan, former personal lawyer Trump without prior federal prosecutor’s office.
“It is the honor of my life to represent Mr. Comey in this matter,” Fitzgerald told the court.
Overview of fees
The accusation of two sums claims that Comey falsely told the judges of the Senate 30 September 2020 that he did not allow a co -worker who serves as an anonymous source for the media, and that he prevented the congress proceedings. The accusation does not identify a co -worker or shared information and leaves the unclear power of evidence.
The court is scheduled to start on January 5, 2026, although the date could change the waiting for preliminary movements.
Political context
The case follows Trump publicly urges the general prosecutor of Pam Bondi to act against Comey and other political opponents. Halligan, installed as an American lawyer shortly before the indictment, filed charges despite warning from prosecutors. Two other prosecutors from North Carolina were assigned to the case.
Comey is not the only Trump critic in a federal investigation; The New York Attorney General, and the Californian senator Adam Schiff, who describes critics as politically motivated, has also explored.
Family ties
Several members of the Comey family participated in the accusation, including his daughter Maurene Comey, recently fired from his federal role of the prosecutor in Manhattan and his son -in -law Troy Edwards Jr., who resigned from his post in the eastern district of Virginia after the indictment.
Background
The accusation is the latest chapter in full relationship between Trump and Comey, which dates back to January 2017, when Comey informed the then president-called Trump about Russian election intervening and opposition research. Trump repeatedly sought Comey’s loyalty and asked to be investigated or publicly cleaned, including the probe to Michael Flynn and Trump himself. Comey refused to comply.
Comey was released in May 2017 in the middle of Russia’s investigation, which was later caused by special advisor to Robert Mueller about the potential obstacle to justice.
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