Ex-FBI Chief James Comey Seeks Dismissal of Indictment

Ex-FBI Chief James Comey Seeks Dismissal of Indictment

Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2017. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Lawyers for Former FBI Director James Comey have asked the court to dismiss two federal charges filed against him over his alleged false statements to Congress in 2020, arguing that his testimony was truthful.

In a motion filed, Comey’s lawyers argued that Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) questions could not form the basis for his indictment because they were “fundamentally ambiguous” and that Comey’s answers to his questions were “literally true” and therefore cannot sustain a conviction.
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