James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded DOJ move 'now'

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/james-comey-indicted-days-trump-223435712.html

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two of three counts sought by prosecutors -- one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice -- just days after President Donald Trump issued a public demand for his Justice Department to act "now" to bring prosecutions against Comey and other political foes, according to sources.

The charges follow Trump's ousting of the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, who according to sources had expressed doubts internally about bringing cases against Comey, as well as New York Attorney General Letitia James, after Trump appointed him to lead the office.

Trump then immediately moved to install Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and his former defense attorney, to lead the office, despite her having no prior prosecutorial experience.

Earlier this week, federal prosecutors in Virginia informed Halligan that they could not establish probable cause to charge Comey, ABC News first reported. Despite the lack of clear evidence and ethical concerns about bringing a case without clear probable cause, Halligan sought an indictment from the grand jury.

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1. Nothing will come of this except lots of money for lawyers...

The Grand Jury must have been hand picked from the MAGATs...

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2. Bad move...

[Botany]

3. Did a Grand Jury indict Comey? ... I guess a G.J. did.

I think this case will be thrown out of court and a case of prosecutorial misconduct might
be made too. I hope Comey sues.

[Nevilledog]

4. First thing as defense attorney I'd look at is the members of the grand jury.

Were they seated just for this case?

It's surprising they got an indictment from everything I've read.

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5. Here are the two letters from Comey that got trump elected

I was training some attorneys who were going to do voter protection at a downtown law firm when the first letter came out. One of my firm's associates was taking this course and was making a funny face during my class. Later I was shocked to hear what Comey did in that it was a DOJ cardinal rule that you take no steps close to an election.

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These letters got trump elected in 2016

I stand with Comey in this matter but I still have very strong feelings about this idiot.

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6. The New York City Bar Association issued a statement in response to the James Comey prosecution

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