https://www.scmp.com/rss/522019/feed The latest news and top stories on James Comey. A distinguished American lawyer, he served as the seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 to 2017, overseeing investigations including Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. His extensive career includes roles as US Deputy Attorney General, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant US Attorney. Comey also held senior positions in the private sector, including general counsel for Lockheed... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecution of Donald Trump on Thursday with Republican critics in the US Congress, citing overwhelming evidence that he led a “criminal scheme” to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Although Smith, who led two failed prosecutions against Trump, never got his day in court, the televised hearing before the House Judiciary Committee provided the opportunity he has long sought to make his case to the American public. A veteran federal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340901/trump-engaged-criminal-scheme-overturn-election-ex-special-counsel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340901/trump-engaged-criminal-scheme-overturn-election-ex-special-counsel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:02:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A grand jury declined for a second time to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, refusing to resurrect a mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by US President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. It is another major blow to the Justice Department after the dismissal of earlier charges against James and another long-time Trump foe, former FBI director James Comey, in a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to prosecute the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336133/us-justice-department-fails-again-reindict-letitia-james-blow-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336133/us-justice-department-fails-again-reindict-letitia-james-blow-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:30:28 +0000 Associated Press,Reuters Associated Press,Reuters A federal appeal court on Monday determined that Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey and disqualified her from supervising cases, in a rebuke to the Trump administration. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest blow to Trump and his Justice Department as they seek to install loyalists to oversee key US Attorney’s offices... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334811/trumps-ex-lawyer-alina-habba-ousted-new-jersey-prosecutor-appeal-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334811/trumps-ex-lawyer-alina-habba-ousted-new-jersey-prosecutor-appeal-court?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:53:42 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump did not bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual. He joked about sending the turkeys to an infamous prison in El Salvador that has been used to house migrants deported from the United States. He said the birds should be named Chuck and Nancy – after Democratic stalwarts Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi – but “I would never pardon those... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334147/trump-pardons-turkeys-and-roasts-foes-thanksgiving-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334147/trump-pardons-turkeys-and-roasts-foes-thanksgiving-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:17:54 +0000 Reuters Reuters A US federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against two perceived adversaries of US President Donald Trump, former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling the US attorney he hand-picked to prosecute them was unlawfully appointed. The ruling throws out two cases Trump had publicly called for as he pressured Justice Department leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticised him and led investigations into his conduct. Lindsey... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3334006/judge-dismisses-cases-against-james-comey-and-letitia-james?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3334006/judge-dismisses-cases-against-james-comey-and-letitia-james?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:51:02 +0000 Reuters Reuters A US judge on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment of former FBI director James Comey secured by a prosecutor closely aligned with US President Donald Trump in the latest signal that the charges may be dismissed before trial. After repeated questioning by US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, prosecutors acknowledged that the final version of the indictment was never presented to the entire grand jury that approved the charges after panel members previously... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333461/us-judge-questions-validity-indictment-against-fbi-ex-chief-comey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333461/us-judge-questions-validity-indictment-against-fbi-ex-chief-comey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:10:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A US federal judge said on Monday that potential government misconduct and investigative missteps could be grounds for dismissal of the criminal case against former FBI chief James Comey, a prominent foe of President Donald Trump. Comey, 64, is one of three vocal Trump critics indicted recently in what has been widely seen as a campaign of retribution against the president’s political opponents. Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements to Congress and obstructing a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333162/us-judge-orders-doj-turn-over-comey-grand-jury-materials-citing-misconduct?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333162/us-judge-orders-doj-turn-over-comey-grand-jury-materials-citing-misconduct?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:02:28 +0000 Reuters Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James, a long-time critic of US President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to charges related to allegedly lying on mortgage documents. James, a Democrat who last year secured a US$450 million civil fraud judgment against Trump, is one of three perceived enemies that the Republican president’s administration has brought criminal charges against in the past month, along with former FBI director James Comey and former national security... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330281/trump-foe-letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-mortgage-fraud-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330281/trump-foe-letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-mortgage-fraud-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:04:25 +0000 Reuters Reuters Former FBI director James Comey on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing that the US lawyer who brought the case was unlawfully appointed and that he is being unfairly targeted because of US President Donald Trump’s “personal spite” against him. The court filings from Comey, which accuse the Trump administration of “wilfully unlawful conduct”, represent his best chance to get the charges quickly dismissed and avoid a jury trial. Comey previously said he is... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329722/ex-fbi-director-comey-seeks-dismissal-criminal-charges-cites-vindictive-prosecution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329722/ex-fbi-director-comey-seeks-dismissal-criminal-charges-cites-vindictive-prosecution?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:17:17 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press John Bolton pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges accusing the former US President Donald Trump national security adviser turned critic of emailing classified information to family members and keeping top secret documents at his Maryland home. Bolton did not comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he made his initial appearance before a judge on the 18-count indictment brought against him on Thursday. It’s the third criminal case brought in recent weeks... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329468/trumps-ex-adviser-bolton-arrives-court-surrender-classified-secrets-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329468/trumps-ex-adviser-bolton-arrives-court-surrender-classified-secrets-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:23:41 +0000 Reuters Reuters John Bolton, US President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, was charged on Thursday in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of sharing sensitive government information with two of his relatives for possible use in a book he was writing. The indictment marked the third time in recent weeks the US Justice Department has secured criminal charges against one of Trump’s critics. The indictment says the notes Bolton shared with his two relatives in electronic messages included... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329309/ex-trump-aide-john-bolton-charged-amid-crackdown-us-presidents-critics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329309/ex-trump-aide-john-bolton-charged-amid-crackdown-us-presidents-critics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:30:31 +0000 Reuters Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James, a long-time foe of US President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda. The details of the indictment, returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, were not immediately clear. The US Justice Department has been probing mortgage fraud allegations... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328441/letitia-james-ny-attorney-general-and-trump-foe-indicted-bank-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328441/letitia-james-ny-attorney-general-and-trump-foe-indicted-bank-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:21:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of US President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying they plan to argue that the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed. The arraignment lasted less than half an hour, but it was nonetheless loaded with historical significance given that the case has amplified concerns that the Justice Department is being... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328279/former-fbi-chief-comey-pleads-not-guilty-high-stakes-trump-era-legal-battle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328279/former-fbi-chief-comey-pleads-not-guilty-high-stakes-trump-era-legal-battle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:45:03 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the Democratic governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago to be jailed for resisting his mass deportation campaign, a day after armed troops from Texas arrived in the state. Chicago, the largest city in Illinois and third-largest in the country, has become the latest flashpoint in a crackdown by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that has sparked allegations of rights abuses and myriad lawsuits. Masked ICE agents have surged into... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328277/trump-escalates-attacks-calls-jailing-democratic-chicago-mayor-illinois-governor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328277/trump-escalates-attacks-calls-jailing-democratic-chicago-mayor-illinois-governor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:47:52 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Justice Department filed criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against his political enemies. If convicted, Comey could face up to five years in prison. He faces charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation. In a video posted on social media, Comey said: “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326906/ex-fbi-head-james-comey-criminally-charged-trump-targets-critics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326906/ex-fbi-head-james-comey-criminally-charged-trump-targets-critics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:03:38 +0000 Reuters Reuters Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who brought criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over her abrupt July firing, court records showed on Monday. Comey, the eldest daughter of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director and long-time Trump adversary James Comey, said in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court against the Justice Department and the Executive Office... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325644/former-federal-prosecutor-maurene-comey-sues-trump-administration-over-firing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325644/former-federal-prosecutor-maurene-comey-sues-trump-administration-over-firing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:02:04 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large. The false assurance was more than a slip. It spotlighted the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding Patel’s leadership of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation when its credibility – and his own –... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325455/charlie-kirk-killing-trumps-fbi-chief-kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-manhunt-blunder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325455/charlie-kirk-killing-trumps-fbi-chief-kash-patel-faces-scrutiny-over-manhunt-blunder?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:32:50 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on Tuesday for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional investigation that lawmakers believe may show links to President Donald Trump and other former top officials. The Republican-controlled committee also issued subpoenas for depositions with former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and eight former top law enforcement officials. The committee’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320869/us-house-committee-subpoenas-bill-and-hillary-clinton-epstein-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320869/us-house-committee-subpoenas-bill-and-hillary-clinton-epstein-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:00:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of “treason” on Tuesday, accusing him, without providing evidence, of leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign. A spokesperson for Obama denounced Trump’s claims, saying “these bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction”. While Trump has frequently attacked Obama by name, the Republican president has not, since returning to office in January, gone this far... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319204/trump-accuses-obama-treason-over-report-russia-interference-2016-election?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3319204/trump-accuses-obama-treason-over-report-russia-interference-2016-election?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:08:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the eldest daughter of former FBI director James Comey and the federal prosecutor in the cases involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. James Comey was fired by US President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House, and he is currently under investigation along with former CIA director John Brennan. Trump has previously attacked... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318517/trumps-justice-department-fires-ex-fbi-chief-comeys-daughter-federal-prosecutor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318517/trumps-justice-department-fires-ex-fbi-chief-comeys-daughter-federal-prosecutor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:12:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters The FBI has launched criminal probes into former CIA director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections in which President Donald Trump defeated former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the news report said. The CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. The FBI declined to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317465/fbi-probing-ex-fbi-and-cia-chiefs-over-trump-russia-investigation-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317465/fbi-probing-ex-fbi-and-cia-chiefs-over-trump-russia-investigation-us-report-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:19:44 +0000