DOJ defends Trump Truth Social post as Comey seeks to have case dismissed
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Federal prosecutors denied that President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts influenced the decision to bring charges against former FBI Director James Comey.
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"These posts reflect the President’s view that the defendant has committed crimes that should be met with prosecution. They may even suggest that the President disfavors the defendant. But they are not direct evidence of a vindictive motive," prosecutors argued.
"The defendant spins a tale that requires leaps of logic and a big dose of cynicism, then he calls the President’s post a direct admission," they continued. "There is no direct admission of discriminatory purpose. To the contrary, the only direct admission from the President is that DOJ officials decided whether to prosecute, not him."
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