Comey’s Two Legal Challenges to His Indictment, Explained

A lawyer for the former F.B.I. director said he would accuse the Justice Department of malicious and selective prosecution and contend that a U.S. attorney was illegally appointed.

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Arrest Made in Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

Officials say that Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Fla., had intentionally set an earlier fire that rekindled a week later into a devastating blaze that killed 12 people.

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Comey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Dept.

The case against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was deemed too thin by a previous federal prosecutor, who quit under pressure from President Trump.

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Who is Judge Immergut? Trump Appointee in Oregon Blocks Troop Deployment.

Judge Karin Immergut worked on Ken Starr’s investigation of Bill Clinton. Now she’s ruled against Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland.

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Fired Prosecutor Assails Justice Dept.’s Pursuit of Trump’s Enemies

The dismissal showed the extent of the fallout from the charges against James B. Comey, damaging a crucial unit to the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Judge Disqualifies Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney From Handling Cases

A federal judge said Sigal Chattah was not “validly serving as acting U.S. attorney.” The Trump administration had appointed her to the post in a way that circumvented federal procedures.

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Trump and Comey: An Escalating Conflict With No Off-Ramp

The yearslong face-off between Donald Trump and James Comey amounts to a case study of how the president grew evermore emboldened to carry out his revenge agenda.

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Otto Obermaier, Who Succeeded Giuliani as U.S. Attorney, Dies at 89

His temperate approach was in sharp contrast to his more combative predecessor, but he continued to pursue corrupt unions and financiers.

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Inside the Trump Administration’s Push to Prosecute James Comey

President Trump’s campaign of retribution began to intensify in mid-July and hit a fever pitch over the last week, culminating in the indictment of one of his foremost enemies.

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Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

The top federal prosecutor in Sacramento was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

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