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Wayne concludes: "Weaponizing the vast power of the DOJ is not just ill-conceived; it is fundamentally un-American... it becomes a reckless wrecking ball that can swing at anyone."

Read the full @nacdl.org press release on the Letitia James indictment here: www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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NACDL Executive Director Lisa M. Wayne: "A political prosecution sets a dangerous and damning precedent for all Americans. The suspicious timing... proves that this does not add up to equal justice under law."
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Birrell continues: "This is not blind justice; it is the targeted weaponization of the Department of Justice... [charging decisions] must be free from the appearance of a prosecution driven by partisan goals."
October 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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NACDL President Andrew Birrell: "The indictment... appears to be a staggering escalation of federal action against perceived political enemies, such as James and former FBI Director James Comey, Jr."
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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NACDL Exec. Dir. Lisa Wayne: "This is not justice; it is the weaponization of the criminal process for political vengeance. NACDL stands confident that the federal judicial system will expose this indictment for the political travesty it is." News release: www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
NACDL - News Release ~ James Comey Indictment
Nation's Defense Bar Slams 'Trumped-up' Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey – Washington, DC (September 26, 2025) –The federal indictment of former FBI Director James...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The underlying allegation is that Comey lied in his Sept 2020 testimony to Congress about authorizing media leaks concerning the Russia investigation.
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The timing is notable: "...Lindsey Halligan abruptly replaced the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia just days before the five-year statute of limitations was set to run out..."
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Birrell stated: "We also note that a grand jury reportedly rejected a third count sought by the government, signaling the weakness of this entire effort."
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Birrell concludes the quote: "...whose legal gravity would scarcely trouble the scales of justice without the downward pressure of a thumb." 👎⚖️
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Birrell: "The question isn't whether an apparently trumped-up charge will prevail, but why the prosecutor, a former personal lawyer for the president, with no prosecutorial experience, thought fit to present an allegation..."
September 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM