Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, just days after President Donald Trump issued a public demand for his Justice Department to act "now" to bring prosecutions against Comey and other political foes.
A statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that if convicted, Comey faces up to five years in prison. "Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties," the statement said.
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"Earlier this week, federal prosecutors in Virginia informed Halligan that they could not establish probable cause to charge Comey, ABC News first reported.
Despite the lack of clear evidence and ethical concerns about bringing a case without clear probable cause, Halligan sought an indictment from the grand jury, sources said.
The charges against Comey are the most dramatic escalation yet in what critics have described as a campaign of retribution by Trump to use the powers of the federal government to enact revenge against those he believes have wronged him."
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Welcome to 1930's Germany, ya'll!
"AI Overview
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime systematically targeted, persecuted, and murdered enemies through a combination of extralegal terror, rigged laws, and control of the judiciary. Their first victims were political opponents, followed by social and racial groups deemed undesirable.
Suppression of political opposition (1933"1934)
Following Hitler's appointment as chancellor in 1933, the Nazis moved swiftly to eliminate all opposing political parties and leaders."
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Actual English speakers know that I (and we) were laughing at moronic Trumpers (see #8), not at the term itself.
You embarrass yourself around here daily, I hope you know that, Ching Pow.