The Justice Department defended its controversial criminal case against James B. Comey on Monday, arguing the former FBI director has not met the heavy burden needed to dismiss the case on vindictive prosecution grounds.
Federal prosecutors included further details about their case against Comey in a court filing, responding to an effort from Comey’s legal team to throw out charges that he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional proceeding.
Those include short excerpts of Comey’s testimony under questioning from three Republican senators — Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, Susan Collins of Maine and Ted Cruz of Texas — about his “disclosure of memoranda concerning meetings with the President.”
