The former director of FBI James Comey was accused on Thursday of giving false testimonies and hindering the work of justice only a few days after President Donald Trump in public He demanded in social media that the Department of Justice would initiate proceedings against Comey and several other political opponents, including Senator Adam Schiff and the Prosecutor General of New York Letitia James.
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Trump does not hide his joy: he harmed our country
PAM Bondi General Prosecutor wrote on the website X that “Nobody is outside the law.” “Today's indictment reflects the involvement of the current Ministry of Justice in favor of reaching the responsibility of those who abuse power to mislead Americans. We will be guided by facts in this case,” she said.
“Justice in America! One of the worst people who this country has ever encountered is James Comey, a corrupt head of the FBI. Today he was accused by a large bench of the jury of two crimes. For such a long time he harmed our country so much, and now he is at the beginning of his way to responsible for his crimes against our nation. Let's make America great again! ” – wrote Donald Trump on the web.
Comey reacts to the accusation
James Comey he denied the allegations he was in a video published on Instagram.
– My family and I have been knowing for years that opposing Donald Trump is associated with the consequences, But we can't imagine living in a different way. We will not beg on our lap and you should not either, “said Comey.
– I have a broken heart, but also great trust in the federal judicial system. I am innocent; So let's have a trial and let's not lose faith He added.
Who is James Comey, what is the accusation
James Comey was the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2013-2017 and was released by Trump during the first term in connection with him investigating the Russian connections of people around the president.
Testifying before the US Senate Commission for intelligence, Comey said that there was no doubt that Russia interfered with the presidential election in the US in 2016. He added that he thought that He was released because of how he supervised the investigation in this matter.
“Comey to the first were a high -ranking official, which will face the justice dimension in connection with one of the main trauma of Trump: a long -ending investigation into Russia's interference in the election in 2016 ” – emphasized AP.
Trump and his supporters have long been mocking this investigation, calling them “mystification” and “witch hunt”, despite numerous government analyzes showing that Moscow interfered with the Republican campaign – AP noted.
The agency assessed that the case against the former FBI director will probably deepen the fear that the Department of Justice under the leadership of Bondi, supporter of Trump, is Used as a weapon for investigations against public figures, which the president considers to be his political enemies, and now also their prosecution.
A week ago, Federal Prosecutor Erik Siebert, who refused to initiate matters against opponents of the US President, including Comey, he resigned A few hours after Trump himself publicly demanded this.
