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What are the criminal charges announced against James Comey and why now?
A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two criminal counts. These are linked to his congressional testimony five years ago about the FBI investigation into Russian election interference. The criminal charges come after President Trump publicly demanded that the Justice Department move against Comey quickly. Comey says he is innocent, and he released a statement online.
My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump, but we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees and you shouldn't either.
Comey's son-in-law Troy Edwards is a prosecutor in the office that filed the charges against Comey. Edwards has resigned. Comey's daughter Maureen Comey, also a federal prosecutor, is suing after the Justice Department fired her. President Trump has signed an executive action that he says will create a federal response to domestic terrorism and political violence. Trump says federal agencies will examine whether What he insists are the funders of groups that are considered threats. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more.
Trump says the Justice Department, DHS, and Treasury would be involved in the response to domestic terrorism and political violence through a joint terrorism task force at the FBI. He accused people who he said were rich members of the radical left of providing funding to protesters.
These are anarchists and agitators, professional anarchists and agitators, and they get hired by wealthy people.
The comments came a day after a fatal shooting at an ICE building in Dallas and the killing earlier this month of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Deepa Shivaram and PR News, the White House.
President Trump specifically mentioned two high-profile billionaires who have long supported liberal causes, but Trump provided no evidence of what he says are their ties to extremism. A group of former Treasury secretaries, central bankers, and high-profile economists is backing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. They're urging the Supreme Court not to let President Trump fire her. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the group has filed a friend-of-the-court brief.
The petition was signed by both Republicans and Democrats, including Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Hank Paulson, and Jack Lew, among others.
How did Comey and his family respond to the indictment and related resignations?
They argue that allowing President Trump to fire Lisa Cook would erode public confidence in the Federal Reserve's independence and jeopardize the Fed's credibility to keep a lid on inflation. Trump sought to fire Cook after a political ally accused the Fed governor of making false statements on a mortgage application. Cook has denied any wrongdoing, and so far her dismissal has been blocked by the federal courts. The Supreme Court has allowed Trump to fire leaders of other independent agencies, but hinted the Fed could be a special case. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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