Comey's lawyers seek dismissal of charges based on prosecutors' 'flagrant misconduct'

6ABC ^ | 10/20/25 | atherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, Peter Charalambous and Nicholas Kerr

[DallasBiff]

Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing prosecutors repeatedly violated the Constitution and engaged in "flagrant misconduct" when securing their indictment of Comey at the direct orders of President Donald Trump.

"Bedrock principles of due process and equal protection have long ensured that government officials may not use courts to punish and imprison their perceived personal and political enemies. But that is exactly what happened here," said one of two motions filed by Comey's attorneys Monday. "President Trump ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute Mr. Comey because of personal spite and because Mr. Comey has frequently criticized the President for his conduct in office."

[DallasBiff]

LOL! Comey thinks he is all of the sudden pious.

[ComputerGuy]

If ever there were a case of Payback, this is it.

[TalBlack]

Flagrant misconduct. ‘Tish comes to mine here to say nothing of Comey himself. Geez!

[philman_36]

If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts;
if you have the law on your side, pound the law. Pound harder, Comey lawyer!

[philman_36]

Oops... If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table."

[econjack]

Comey’s legal argument reminds me of the Menendez brother begging for the court’s mercy because now they are orphans.

[Savage Beast]

Nonsense!

"The party's over. I'm going to clean up Washington."
Donald Trump
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[iamgalt]

The Judge is conflicted rat so the motion will probably be approved.

[Degaston]

Was DJT on the Grand Jury?

[mass55th]

Yeah, never mind the flagrant misconduct of the petitioner.

[tumblindice]

A democrat cries out in pain as he strikes you.

[tumblindice]

Marcus Tullius Cicero: ‘When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.’

[ConservativeMind]

Exactly!

[philman_36]

More succinctly stated, but the image of a lawyer futilely, plaintively
pounding a table is a better image than a bloody visage.

[blue state conservative]

Sounds like Comey has changed his tune. A few days ago he said he was looking forward to a trial.

[lastchance]

Suddenly Comey has discovered due process. What a revelation that must of been.

[lastchance]

The classic definition of chutzpah.

[DesertRhino]

The President can direct a prosecution started, stopped, or even conduct it himself if he pleases.

Where did he get this strange idea that the DOJ is independent of the President? A lawyer put this out? No less than Jefferson conducted an investigation and order the prosecution of Burr.

[LizzieD]

But he said “Let’s have a trial”!!! Yes, we want a trial!!

[cuz1961]

1 urinalist and 4 ANALists to write this spin ?

Or was it 2 urinalist’s and 3 analists ?

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“...when securing their indictment of Comey at the direct orders of President Donald Trump....”

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He wasn’t indicted on Trump’s orders

He was indicted

ON CRIMINAL CHARGES

BY A GRAND JURY

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I guess it takes 5 to craft that level of obfuscating garbage.