Trump administration renews effort to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey

The Trump administration is pursuing James Comey over an alleged classified leak a decade ago, but his lawyers say the effort is invalid and too late.

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Trump administration renews effort to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey

The Trump administration is again seeking to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, this time over what it describes as a leak of classified information a decade ago, according to NPR.

Comey's lawyers promptly rejected the effort, arguing that it is invalid and that the legal deadline for bringing a prosecution has passed.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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