FILE: Former FBI Director Comey subpoenaed by federal prosecutors, US media reports

Record ID: 2368318

  • Title: FILE: Former FBI Director Comey subpoenaed by federal prosecutors, US media reports
  • Date: 19th March 2026
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FILE - MAY 3, 2017) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) FBI DIRECTOR, JAMES COMEY, BEING SWORN IN WIDE OF SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE (SOUNDBITE) (English) THEN-FBI DIRECTOR, JAMES COMEY, SAYING: "Look, this is terrible. It makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election. But honestly, it wouldn't change the decision. Ev
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  • Keywords: Donald Trump FBI James Comey United States crime
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  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002573319032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in Miami as part of the U.S. Justice Department's investigation into former officials who have previously probed and prosecuted President Donald Trump, CBS News and Axios reported on Thursday (March 19), citing sources.
    The investigation has produced more than 130 subpoenas since cranking up last year, and targets top officials who worked under former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Axios reported.
    The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A representative of Comey could not be reached. Comey's attorneys declined to comment to CBS News.
    Reuters reported late last year federal prosecutors were preparing grand jury subpoenas to investigate Obama-era intelligence officials who produced an assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election that Trump won.
    Comey oversaw an investigation into whether Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Trump's firing of Comey prompted then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to appoint Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
    Mueller's investigation dogged much of Trump's first term. He ultimately concluded there was no evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russia.
    The Trump Justice Department has also faced some legal and judicial roadblocks as it pursues investigations into critics and antagonists of the president during his second term.
    A judge in November dismissed indictments against Comey and New York state Attorney General Letitia ⁠James, who each previously led investigations into Trump.
    (Production: Jose Pablo Diaz)
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