A year after Donald Trump fired him, former FBI Director James Comey published a memoir that compared his former boss to a mafioso, portraying him as "a deeply flawed person and leader" who "either didn't know" or "didn't care" that federal law enforcement officials have a higher duty than obedience to the president's whims. The grudge-driven criminal case against Comey reinforces that assessment.

In recent motions challenging his perjury and obstruction indictment , Comey argues that he is a victim of vindictive and selective prosecution , that the interim U.S. attorney who obtained the indictment was improperly appointed , and that the charges against him are legally deficient . All three claims stem from Trump's open determination to punish Comey based on a personal vendetta. Trump's o

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