联邦调查局前局长詹姆斯·科米因向国会撒谎而被起诉,司法部高层官员扭转了先前的立场。 Former FBI Director James Comey indicted for lying to Congress, with top Justice Department official reversing earlier stance.

司法部第二高官托德·布兰奇 (Todd Blanche) 已经改变了2023年的立场, 辩护了前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米 (James Comey) 被指控向国会撒谎的指控, Todd Blanche, the Justice Department’s second-highest official, has reversed his 2023 stance by defending the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress, citing serious allegations and a prosecution led by the Eastern District of Virginia’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. 该案件由特朗普任命的检察官进行,该检察官推翻了认定没有犯罪的职业官员,他受到政治监督,特朗普总统赞同这些指控,并向司法部施加压力。 The case, pursued by a Trump-appointed prosecutor who overruled career officials who found no crime, has drawn political scrutiny, with President Trump endorsing the charges and pressuring the Justice Department. {\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000}Comey否认了指控 {\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000}他否认了指控 {\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000} Comey denies the charges. Blanche、总检察长Pam Bondi和联邦调查局局长Kash Patel在审判前都公开评论了此案,这是不寻常的行动,而司法部尚未详细说明指控的法律依据。 Blanche, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Director Kash Patel have all publicly commented on the case before trial—an unusual move—while the Justice Department has not yet detailed the legal basis for the charges.