House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffrees (DN.Y.) slammed Prosecution Former FBI Director James Comi, as “abusive attack on law rule” and argued that the criminal justice system has been “weapons” by the Trump administration.
“James Comi’s prosecution is an abusive attack on the rule of law. Donald Trump and his smoothing in justice department [DOJ] Jeffrees said on Thursday night statement,
The minority leader of the House said, “There is no clear basis in malicious prosecution law or fact against James Comi, and good conscience’s lawyers in the department know this.” “Anyone will have to face complication in this fatal corruption.”
Cumi was Inspired on Thursday By a federal grand jury on charges of making a wrong statement in relation to his testimony in front of the Senate in 2020 and obstructing the proceedings of a Congress. The prosecution brought by the US Attorney’s office to the eastern district of Virginia came a few days after President Trump. called For prosecution of his political enemies. According to the office, Komi may face a prison of up to five years.
chairman Celebrated Comi’s prosecution, a long -standing critic of the President.
Trump wrote on truth social on Thursday night, “Justice in America! One of the worst humans in this country is James Comi, who is a former FBI corrupt head.”
Comi, in response, Announced His innocence, saying that he is not “fear”.
East-FBI director said in an Instagram video, “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system. And I am innocent. So let’s have a test.”
According to the indictment, Comi alleged by lying in a Senate committee in 2020 while questioning the investigation in Trump in 2016.
DOJ said on Thursday, “Comi said that he had not authorized anyone in the FBI to be an anonymous source. According to the statement that the statement was wrong.”
The prosecution came after Eric Cebert, which is an American Attorney for Virginia in the eastern district, stepped down Instead of bringing allegations against New York Attorney General Latitia James (D), from his post. Cebert allegedly found that there was not enough evidence to support the allegations of hostage fraud against James.
Lindsay Holigan was a former defense lawyer of Trump Selected As an interim replacement for Cebert. Holigan, who practiced insurance law and did not try a federal case, signed an indictment against Comi.
