In this Reality Check video, DCReport’s co-founder, and Pulitzer Prize winner, David Cay Johnston, takes a closer look at the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey—and why dismissing the case too quickly could conceal the truth. Johnston argues that instead of granting Comey’s request to throw out what appears to be a politically motivated prosecution, the judge should allow full subpoena power to uncover whether Donald Trump’s Justice Department engaged in vindictive prosecution. It’s a moment that could test the very integrity of America’s justice system.
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‘Let’s hope.
David: Thank you for the informative video. Perhaps even after a dismissal the same information—including emails, text messages, phone records and depositions of the participants— could be obtained if Mr. Comey brought a civil action for damages and injunctive relief against the participants in the investigation and prosecution for inter alia (1) malicious prosecution and (2) conspiracy to violate Mr. Comey’s clearly established First Amendment rights of which a reasonably well informed investigator and prosecutor would necessarily have known. What are your thoughts?