Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
Comey for years has been targeted by President Donald Trump, who fired him as FBI director in 2017.
Key points
- Comey's lawyers say the case stems from alleged disclosure of classified information to the New York Times in 2016.
- Comey denies wrongdoing, while his lawyers argue the case is legally invalid and comes too late.
- Comey's lawyers immediately dismissed the effort as invalid and outside the time limit.
Comey for years has been targeted by President Donald Trump, who fired him as FBI director in 2017.
The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information.
The Trump administration accuses the former FBI director of leaking classified information a decade ago.
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