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What was the outcome of the Justice Department's case against James Comey?
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's case against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the prosecutor, Lindsay Holligan, was unlawfully appointed. She's a former insurance attorney who later became a White House aide. President Trump handpicked her to serve as the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after forcing out the former one. NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.
Comey put out a video statement on Instagram. He said the case against him was based on malevolence and incompetence. He said he's grateful that the court ended it. He also said this. The message has to be sent that the president of the United States cannot use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies. I don't care what your politics are. You have to see that as fundamentally un-American and a threat to the rule of law that keeps all of us free. Now, for her part, James said in a statement that she's heartened by the ruling. She said she remains fearless in the face of what she called baseless charges. And her attorney, Abby Lowell, said they're going to continue to challenge any further what he called politically motivated charges.
NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting. President Trump and Chinese President Xi spoke this morning about trade, Taiwan, and Ukraine. NPR's Franco Ordonez has more.
The two leaders met in person last month in South Korea, where they announced a breakthrough agreement on trade. According to a readout of the call from China's state news agency, Xi said Taiwan's return to China is, quote, an important part of the post-war international order. The conversation follows comments by the Japanese prime minister saying that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be an existential threat. In the statement, China argued both the U.S. and China should, quote, uphold an attitude of equality, respect, and mutual benefit towards one another and work to reduce their list of issues. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
More than 80 million Americans are expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. And here's Joel Rose reports this year's travel forecast is projected to set another record.
AAA is projecting that nearly 82 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and the Monday after the holiday. That's 1.6 million more than last year's record total. AAA expects that the vast majority, about 73 million, will travel by car. About 6 million people are expected to fly, though AAA says that number could wind up slightly lower if some air travelers made other plans because of flight disruptions during the government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration says this is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years, with a peak of more than 52,000 flights scheduled on Tuesday. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
U.S. futures contracts are trading slightly lower at this hour. You're listening to NPR News. One of the last known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has died at the age of 111. Elizabeth Caldwell of member station KWGS reports Tulsa's first black mayor broke the news to the city.
Mayor Monroe Nichols wrote that the city mourns the loss of Viola Ford Fletcher. Mother Fletcher, as she was known, was just seven when her family fled the racist attack that destroyed the prosperous neighborhood known as Black Wall Street. She later testified before a House committee.
I will never forget the violence of the white mob when we left our home. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see black businesses being burned.
Though Fletcher received private donations over the years, her legal bid for reparations from the government for its role in the destruction foundered. She leaves behind Lessie Benningfield Randall, now the only known living survivor of the massacre. For NPR News, I'm Elizabeth Caldwell in Tulsa.
First Lady Melania Trump received the White House Christmas tree today.
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