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The FBI uncovered a handwritten note by former FBI Director James Comey in which he wrote “HRC plans to tie Trump” and “HRC health” just weeks before Election Day 2016, despite it being tucked away in a long dormant safe the week of President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, new legal filings in the U.S. government’s case against Comey reveal.
As President Donald Trump publicly pressures the Justice Department to bring criminal cases against his perceived enemies, legal experts say former FBI Director James Comey could attempt a rarely successful legal maneuver that allows judges to throw out charges that were unfairly brought.
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in a federal court here Wednesday on charges brought after a public campaign by President Donald Trump to prosecute him. Comey's attorney Patrick Fitzgerald waived a reading of the indictment and asked for a jury trial during the brief court appearance.