Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herbst.
Chapter 2: 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.
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