In 2007, eight years after becoming Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez revoked the license of the country’s oldest private television station. Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump suggested revoking the licenses of U.S. television stations he believes are overly critical of him. Since he returned to office in January, Trump’s remaking of the…
The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey finally gives President Donald Trump a criminal case against one of his perceived enemies. Trump has long blamed Comey for the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. But the price of bringing such an overtly politicized case, with what appears to be extremely weak evidence,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is only two pages and alleges he falsely testified to Congress in 2020 about authorizing someone to be an anonymous source in news stories. That brevity belies a convoluted and contentious backstory. The events at the heart of the disputed testimony are among the…
Washington — The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday marked the culmination of President Trump’s yearslong desire to see one of his political foes punished after the bureau’s investigation into his 2016 presidential campaign and Russian meddling in that election. But the president’s long-held ire toward Comey, coupled with his latest comments…
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are launching a review Friday of the ouster of federal prosecutor Erik Siebert, a week after he resigned as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and a day after Siebert’s replacement signed an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. Prosecutors had expressed concern about Siebert’s possible ouster over…
FILE PHOTO: Maurene Comey, assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, stands at a news conference announcing the upcoming arraignment of Jeffrey Epstein, who faces charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, in New York, U.S., July 8, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The Jeffrey…
Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey fired, sources tell CBS News Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey fired, sources tell CBS News 00:29 The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor and the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, according to three sources, including one former Justice Department prosecutor. She was given a memo informing her of…
Former FBI Director James Comey has provoked an outcry from the Trump administration after he briefly posted a photo to Instagram that federal officials alleged was a call for violence against President Trump — a claim Comey pushed back on. The image shared by Comey — a longtime Trump foe — showed seashells in sand…