Former FBI Director James Comey moves to dismiss case, claiming Trump ordered unlawful prosecution through invalid U.S. attorney appointment.
Lawyers for former FBI director James Comey asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss his criminal case on the grounds of « vindictive and selective » prosecution, citing what they argued in a new filing is a record of « ample objective evidence » that they argued should suffice to dismiss his case « with prejudice. »
Comey’s lawyers used the more than 50-page filing to tick through a lengthy timeline of the strained relationship between Trump and his former FBI director, whom Trump fired during his first term, in 2017 — less than halfway through his 10-year tenure as FBI director — as well as Trump’s public attacks and criticisms of Comey.
They also noted that much of the damning information has come from Trump himself, or other administration officials.
« The indictment in this case arises from multiple glaring constitutional violations and an egregious abuse of power by the federal government », his lawyers said in the filing.
