James Comey
Inside the Clintons’ fight to avoid testifying in the US Congress over Epstein
A quiet, months-long battle between a Republican congressman and Bill and Hillary Clinton could come to a head this week.
- Annie Karni
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Judge throws out cases against Trump’s enemies, finds prosecutor illegally appointed
The Trump administration has signalled it will appeal a judge’s ruling that the prosecutor who brought charges against James Comey and Letitia James was illegally appointed.
- Michael Koziol
‘Punishable by death’: Trump accuses Democrats of sedition over video message to military
The US president accuses a group of Democrats of being traitors, after they urged the US military to refuse illegal orders.
- Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose
‘Profound missteps, misconduct’: Judge blows apart Trump’s prosecution of Comey
Former FBI director James Comey was the first of Donald Trump’s political enemies to be indicted on criminal charges in September. Now, a magistrate has identified major problems with the case.
- Michael Koziol
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Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged over handling of classified material
In a defiant statement, he denied the charges, saying he was just the latest target in an “intensive effort” by the US president to “intimidate his opponents”.
- Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman
‘Vindictive prosecution’: Ex-FBI boss Comey pleads not guilty in case Trump pushed for
The case has amplified concerns the Justice Department is operating at the behest of a White House determined to seek retribution for the president’s adversaries.
- Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman
‘Department of Revenge’: Bondi accused of turning office into weapon for Trump as troops land in Chicago
As National Guard troops gathered in a Chicago suburb on the president’s orders, his attorney-general clashed with Democrat senators during a fiery four-hour hearing in Washington.
- Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker and Stephen Groves
After Comey, here’s who is next on Trump’s political hit list
Federal prosecutors across the US are facing increasing pressure to quickly produce results in other investigations targeting subjects of the president’s scorn.
- Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein and Emily Davies
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- Trump's White House
Trump is now openly mimicking the dictators he admires so much
The Department of Justice is prosecuting former FBI director James Comey not because there is clear evidence of a crime, but because there is clear evidence that the president wants revenge.
- David French
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- US politics
Comey charges may have been predictable, but it’s a crisis nonetheless
The indictment of the former FBI director, one of the US president”s political enemies, puts paid to any pretence that he would rise above “lawfare” or that his attorney-general would defy pressure from the White House.
- Michael Koziol