Federal prosecutors on Monday urged the federal judge overseeing former FBI Director James Comey's criminal case to reject arguments from Comey that he is being "vindictively" prosecuted at the order of President Donald Trump, in a court filing that directly defended Trump's social media posts calling for Comey's prosecution. "Through a mix of news reports, social media posts, and speculation, the defendant weaves a tale of what he calls 'glaring constitutional violations' that resulted in his indictment for making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a Congressional investigation," prosecutors said in the filing. "When the rigorous legal standard is applied to the facts here, it is clear that the defendant has failed to show the Constitution requires the Court to take the extraor

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