US EditionMore Turmoil at Virginia US Attorney's Office Following Comey Indictment: 2 Top Prosecutors Fired, Sources Say
The indictment accuses Comey of lying under oath about authorizing a leak and has sparked partisan disputes and leadership changes in a key federal prosecutor's office, sources said.
- Last week, the US Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey on perjury and obstruction charges tied to his 2020 congressional testimony, splitting partisans.
- After removing the district's acting U.S. attorney, President Donald Trump installed Lindsey Halligan and fired two top prosecutors, including Maya Song last Friday, souring morale in the Eastern District of Virginia.
- An assistant now denies James Comey’s awareness of the leak, and the government burden of proof requires showing beyond a reasonable doubt that Comey intentionally lied under oath.
- Comey would likely seek a District of Columbia jury, but courts may allow trial in Northern Virginia if enough conduct occurred there, while observers warn President Donald Trump's statements could taint juror pools and raise fair-trial concerns.
- Alan Dershowitz frames the case as legally and ethically complex, expecting a defense bill of particulars due to the indictment described as 'bare-bones' and rushed to meet an imminent statute of limitations.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi promised that the Department of Justice's accusation against the fired director of the FBI, James Comey, is the first save in the Trump administration's battle to "end the politicization" of the DOJ and the intelligence community, after months of declassifications and criminal referrals related to the Biden-era DOJ's targeting of Donald Trump. That legal war focused on false claims of Russian collusion that served as a…
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