Carrie Johnson
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1,251 appearances
127 recordings
4 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 4 Sep
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Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
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During that Senate testimony, Jim Comey answered questions about the FBI's investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election and about leaks to the news media.
It's important to note the statute of limitations on these charges had been set to expire just in a matter of days.
So the Justice Department was racing against the clock here, and the charges seem to relate to that news media leak issue.
The statute of limitations had been set to expire next week.
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The White House recently forced out a longtime prosecutor after he cast doubt on the strength of any case against Comey.
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This week, Lindsey Halligan, an insurance lawyer with no experience as a prosecutor, but who had earlier ties to Trump, became U.S.
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attorney in Virginia.
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The president posted, quote, justice in America after the indictment became public.
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Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
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The DOJ's operated with a measure of independence from the White House.
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That is not happening now and people inside justice are afraid.
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Stacy Young used to work there.
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Now she runs a group to help Department of Justice employees called Justice Connection.
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After all, Stacey Young says if the president's willing to fire a prosecutor for not pursuing his enemies, anybody at the Justice Department could get fired and some lawyers have already quit because they're worried about crossing ethical lines and about how DOJ is being used as a weapon against Trump's enemies.
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Eric Siebert was a longtime career prosecutor in Virginia who advanced to leave the U.S.
Attorney's Office this year.
Siebert had been in charge of investigations into New York Attorney General Tish James and former FBI director Jim Comey.
But he expressed doubts about pursuing any charges in those cases against the prominent Trump critics.
On social media, the president says Siebert did not quit but that Trump fired him.
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