3 h. ago James Comey pleads not guilty to charge of lying to US Congress

Former FBI chief who oversaw probe into Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia will face trial on January 5

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4 h. ago Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges after Trump called for prosecution

Comey is accused of lying to Congress and obstruction over 2020 testimony

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4 h. ago James Comey vows to fight Trump's DOJ as he pleads not guilty to all charges in first court hearing

Former FBI Director James Comey vowed to fight Donald Trump and his Justice Department in court on Wednesday as he was arraigned for the first time.

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14 h. ago A veteran defense lawyer turned judge will oversee the case against ex

The federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI director James Comey has already handled cases in President Donald Trump’s orbit

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3 d. ago Charlie Kirk suspect seen filling up car just a day after fatal shooting

Tyler Robinson stands accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk in the horrific attack last month, as prosecutors confirm they will be pushing for the death penalty

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4 d. ago Donald Trump's FBI director launches unhinged and sweary rant at TV news network

Kash Patel, the former podcaster who now runs the FBI for Trump, took issue with a story on MSNBC about an agent being fired for refusing to help arrange a "perp walk" of former director James Comey

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8 d. ago Trump pressure tactics in Comey case ‘chilling’ – but they could backfire, experts say

Former prosecutors condemn ‘takeover of the DoJ’ but say chance of success could be tainted by president’s commentsDonald Trump’s public and private push to have ex-FBI director James Comey indicted on criminal charges is a strong sign of the US slipping into authoritarianism, but it could also taint the case’s chances of success because it is evidence of a selective and biased political prosecution, ex-prosecutors and scholars say.Trump’s retribution drive against an old foe he blames for legal and political problems notched a big win when Comey was indicted last week on two criminal counts in Virginia. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago FACT FOCUS: Alleged FBI documents do not prove federal agents incited Jan. 6 Capitol attack

President Donald Trump buoyed the revival of a years-old conspiracy theory over the weekend, claiming that 50 pages of alleged FBI documents recently made public prove that 274 FBI agents at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were there to incite the attack

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9 d. ago Lindsey Graham dredges up the most explicitly lurid claim ever made against Trump in TV interview

South Carolina senator, a Trump loyalist, was discussing the case against former FBI director James Comey when he brought up the sordid and debunked dossier claim

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9 d. ago Suspect accused of assassinating Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons 'fears for life' if jailed in Spain

Michael Riley is fighting against a bid to extradite him to Spain over the murders.

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9 d. ago Kash Patel contradicts Trump as he reveals TRUTH about the 274 FBI agents at Capitol on Jan. 6

FBI Director Kash Patel has publicly refuted President Donald Trump 's claims about agents in the crowd during the January 6 Capitol riots.

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9 d. ago Kash Patel disputes Trump as he reveals TRUTH about the 274 FBI agents at Capitol on Jan. 6

FBI Director Kash Patel has publicly refuted President Donald Trump 's claims about agents in the crowd during the January 6 Capitol riots.

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1 week ago Kash Patel denies Trump rant that FBI agents incited Jan 6 riots: ‘Crowd control mission’

The FBI Director stopped short of agreeing with the president that undercover agents had been ‘agitators,’ but agreed that sending them into the mob was a breach of Bureau protocol

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1 week ago Trump rants on Truth Social and falsely blames the FBI for participating in the Jan 6 riots

Right-wing media incorrectly claimed that the FBI had 274 undercover agents in the Capitol riot crowd

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1 week ago Enzo Maresca faces defining week as Palmer headlines Chelsea injury crisis

Playmaker out until late October with groin issueAdarabioyo and Fofana also miss Brighton matchIt was difficult to look too far beyond the headline item from Enzo Maresca on Friday morning – largely because it was to do with Cole Palmer and how the playmaker will miss Chelsea’s next three matches. The club’s medics and Palmer himself (reluctantly, you suspect) have decided that rest is the only cure for the groin issue that has held him back at various points this season.Palmer will sit it out against Brighton on Saturday, Benfica and José Mourinho on Tuesday and Liverpool next Saturday; all of the matches are at Stamford Bridge. It will then be taken as read that Palmer will not be able to join up with England for the friendly with Wales at Wembley and the World Cup qualifier against Latvia in Riga. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Judge in James Comey case is revealed as Trump's explosive threat to enemies that splits America in two

The presiding judge in former FBI director James Comey's bombshell case has been revealed as Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a former Biden appointe.

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1 week ago Democrats release tranche of Jeffrey Epstein records, including diaries and flight logs – US politics live

Partially redacted documents mention Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Prince Andrew‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictmentWell, the president is awake.Donald Trump has posted the following on his Truth Social social media network:JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he’s off to a very good start. Nevertheless, words are words, and he wasn’t hedging or in dispute. He was very positive, there was no doubt in his mind about what he said, or meant by saying it. He left himself ZERO margin of error on a big and important answer to a question. He just got unexpectedly caught. James “Dirty Cop” Comey was a destroyer of ...

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1 week ago Judge in James Comey case is revealed as Trump's explosive threat to enemies that splits America in two: Live updates

The presiding judge in former FBI director James Comey's bombshell case has been revealed as Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a former Biden appointe.

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1 week ago ‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictment

Democrats and legal experts say indictment is latest sign Trump is turning justice system into weapon to silence criticsFor Donald Trump, the indictment of former FBI director and longtime foe James Comey was,“justice in America”. Legal observers and lawmakers see something far more troubling.A former Republican appointed to lead the bureau by Barack Obama and kept on by Trump until he fired him in 2017, Comey was indicted Thursday on charges related to allegedly lying to Congress five years ago during a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says he hopes ‘there will be others’ after James Comey indictment – live updates

President says ‘it’s about justice, it’s not about revenge’ but adds he hopes that others will be prosecuted as ACLU calls indictment ‘grotesque abuse of power’Well, the president is awake.Donald Trump has posted the following on his Truth Social social media network:JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he’s off to a very good start. Nevertheless, words are words, and he wasn’t hedging or in dispute. He was very positive, there was no doubt in his mind about what he said, or meant by saying it. He left himself ZERO margin of error on a big and important answer to a question. He just got unexpectedly caught. James “Dirty Cop” Comey was a destroyer of li...

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