WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden on Friday warned the Justice Department about taking law enforcement action targeting former FBI Director James Comey after the Trump administration brought a third criminal case against the longtime Trump target using a rare charging mechanism.
\n\n“I will be extremely frustrated if there is some sort of predawn raid or black pajamas” outside Comey’s home, McFadden said.
\n\nThe federal prosecutor on the case, Dustin Farahnak, tried to allay his concerns.
\n\n“We’re not going to do anything that will offend the court,” he said.
\n\nComey attorney Ephraim McDowell said that the FBI was outside his client’s home. The former director who has long been a target of Donald Trump’s since the president fired him nearly a decade ago, is facing a case involving two alleged crimes that date back to 2016. His attorneys contend there’s no valid case against him: The government didn’t secure an indictment from a grand jury before the statute of limitations of 10 years expired.
\n\nThe latest case centers on the allegation that Comey, while FBI director in October 2016, authorized his staff to speak to a New York Times reporter to correct the record about another report that dealt…
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