Comey asks judge to dismiss third criminal case
Crime · First reported 30 Oct, 12:26 · Updated 12:58
James Comey’s lawyers asked a federal judge to block the Justice Department’s latest prosecution, arguing that the case is legally invalid. The judge was expected to hear arguments Friday; the supplied reports do not give a ruling.
- Comey’s lawyers challenged the Justice Department’s use of a charging document, arguing the latest case should not proceed.
- The case concerns an alleged disclosure connected to a 2016 news report; Comey says he is innocent.
- The reports describe this as the third prosecution effort against Comey, following an earlier dismissed case and a separate pending case.
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- Former FBI director James Comey
- Latest allegation
- Disclosure connected to a 2016 news report about a court order involving Yahoo emails
- Filing described
- A criminal information, rather than a grand jury indictment
- Hearing
- A federal judge in Washington, DC was expected to hear arguments Friday
- Comey’s position
- He says he is innocent of the allegations
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- An earlier Lux story said prosecutors filed two counts over an alleged 2016 disclosure; Comey denied wrongdoing and his lawyers challenged whether prosecutors met a 10-year deadline.
- A separate earlier Lux story reported that a judge found Maurene Comey’s firing unlawful and that the Justice Department planned to appeal.
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