James Comey lawyers seek to have third criminal case dismissed

30 October 2026 at 15:26

Federal judge to hear arguments on Friday over leak case that was twice previously investigated with no action taken

Lawyers for the former FBI director James Comey will ask a federal judge on Friday to block the US justice department from pursuing its third criminal case against him.

Comey is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, in open feud since the US president fired him from that post early in his first term, and he is a frequent target of Republican outrage.

James Comey lawyers seek to have third criminal case dismissed

World news | The Guardian

By: Guardian staff and agency

30 October 2026 at 15:26

Federal judge to hear arguments on Friday over leak case that was twice previously investigated with no action taken

Lawyers for the former FBI director James Comey will ask a federal judge on Friday to block the US justice department from pursuing its third criminal case against him.

Comey is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, in open feud since the US president fired him from that post early in his first term, and he is a frequent target of Republican outrage.

Trump's Justice Department pushes a spate of politically sensitive cases as midterm elections near

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By: Eric Tucker, Associated Press · Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

29 October 2026 at 21:03

Defense lawyers and Democrats say a blitz of headline-making actions and cases is no coincidence and reeks of politics — in both the timing and the targets.

Trump tells Texas campaign rally crowd he’s rolling back environmental rules to curb methane pollution – as it happened

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By: Robert Mackey · Chris Hippensteel · Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose

28 October 2026 at 05:00

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Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before departing for a campaign event in Michigan, JD Vance responded to a question about President Trump’s remarks branding Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a “jihadist.”

Vance, who has sparred with the progressive El-Sayed repeatedly on the campaign trail, took a somewhat softer tone. But he didn’t walk away from Trump’s remarks.

Trump administration charges former FBI Director James Comey for the third time

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By: Associated Press

27 October 2026 at 01:01

The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for what it calls disclosing classified information, employing the unusual maneuver of bypassing a grand jury.