James Comey
‘Trying to find a crime’: Trump rival Newsom says he is being investigated by Justice Department
The Democratic governor of California and possible presidential candidate said federal agents had knocked on the doors of his family members, friends and former employees “demanding records”.
- Michael Koziol
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How the drive to find a conspiracy against Trump rocked the Justice Department
Trump’s FBI director wanted to pull together a series of actions by the president’s opponents into a single “grand conspiracy”. The first the public heard of it was through Joe Rogan’s podcast.
- Devlin Barrett in Washington
'Let's go': Comey responds after being charged with threatening Trump
The former FBI director said he was "still innocent ...still not afraid" after being indicted over a social media post showing seashells on a beach.
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- Trump's White House
Ex-FBI chief charged with threatening the life of the president over Trump seashell post
The indictment charges Comey with “knowingly and wilfully” making a threat to “take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon” Trump over a social media post he shared showing shells on a beach arranged to read “86 47”.
- Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker
Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney-general
The decision follows a tumultuous year in which she oversaw the release of the so-called Epstein Files and ill-fated attempts to prosecute her boss’s political enemies.
- Michael Koziol
Inside the Clintons’ fight to avoid testifying in the US Congress over Epstein
A quiet, months-long battle between a Republican congressman and Bill and Hillary Clinton could come to a head this week.
- Annie Karni
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- US politics
Judge throws out cases against Trump’s enemies, finds prosecutor illegally appointed
The Trump administration has signalled it will appeal a judge’s ruling that the prosecutor who brought charges against James Comey and Letitia James was illegally appointed.
- Michael Koziol
‘Punishable by death’: Trump accuses Democrats of sedition over video message to military
The US president accuses a group of Democrats of being traitors, after they urged the US military to refuse illegal orders.
- Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose
‘Profound missteps, misconduct’: Judge blows apart Trump’s prosecution of Comey
Former FBI director James Comey was the first of Donald Trump’s political enemies to be indicted on criminal charges in September. Now, a magistrate has identified major problems with the case.
- Michael Koziol
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- US politics
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged over handling of classified material
In a defiant statement, he denied the charges, saying he was just the latest target in an “intensive effort” by the US president to “intimidate his opponents”.
- Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman