Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.
Prosecutors have been evaluating whether Comey lied to lawmakers during his Sept. 30, 2020, testimony related to the investigation into ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
The indictment was filed as the White House has taken steps to exert influence in unprecedented ways on the operations of the Justice Department, blurring the line between law and politics for an agency where independence in prosecutorial decision-making is a foundational principle.
Earlier Thursday, Trump issued an executive order that says a proposed agreement on bringing TikTok under U.S. ownership meets key security concerns, a critical step in allowing TikTok to continue to operate in the United States.
Trump insisted that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signed off on the agreement, telling reporters “they’re on board.”
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Democratic senator blasts Comey indictment as ‘abuse of power’
“Trump has made clear that he intends to turn our justice system into a weapon for punishing and silencing his critics,” said Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committe.
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