Trump-appointed prosecutor subpoenas Comey in grand conspiracy probe

Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed as part of a sweeping Trump administration 'grand conspiracy' investigation.

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The investigation has issued over 130 subpoenas targeting former intelligence and law enforcement officials.

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The probe is led by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.

It focuses on officials from previous Democratic administrations who allegedly conspired against Trump.

The investigation targets those who allegedly prevented Trump from exercising his constitutional rights from 2016 through 2023.

The probe represents an unprecedented campaign of retribution against Trump's political opponents.

The Department of Justice is now directed by Trump's former personal attorneys including Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The investigation centers on the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference.

The assessment included information from the now-discredited Steele dossier.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe has referred Comey and Brennan for prosecution over this inclusion.

Ratcliffe claims they committed misconduct by including the dossier summary in the assessment.

However, the dossier was placed in an annex, not used to support core analytical judgments.

The 2020 Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russia interfered on Trump's behalf.

The committee also determined the dossier was not directly used in the assessment's analytic judgments.

Previous attempts to prosecute Comey and Brennan have already failed in court.

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Comey was previously indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia.

That prosecution failed after judges determined prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed.

Brennan's prosecution similarly stalled in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The new cases are expected to be brought in Florida instead.

Florida has a Trump-appointed judge and potentially Trump-leaning grand jury.

The strategic location appears designed to overcome previous legal obstacles.

Officials targeted in the probe have uniformly dismissed it as politically motivated.

Brennan's attorneys protested the investigation in a letter to the Florida district's chief judge.

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They described 'unrelenting presidential pressure to pursue political targets without regard to law or facts'.

Brennan's attorneys noted an 'unprecedented spike in irregular prosecutorial conduct'.

This spike relates to grand jury investigations and politically motivated charging decisions.

The investigation raises concerns about DOJ weaponization against political opponents.

It comes amid growing concerns about erosion of prosecutorial independence.

The investigation is overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee.

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Cannon showed Trump unusual deference during his classified documents investigation.

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She is the sole federal judge at the Fort Pierce, Florida courthouse.

Cannon has demonstrated favorable treatment toward Trump in previous cases.

Her role in overseeing this sensitive investigation raises concerns about judicial impartiality.

The Fort Pierce region has a more pro-Trump jury pool than other federal districts.

This regional difference could impact the investigation's outcome compared to previous cases.