James Comey’s team in court seeking to toss out third DOJ case against longtime Trump foe
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How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “DOJ”, “Comey's”. Distinct wording: NBC News uses “longtime” and “seeking”; CBS News uses “lawyers” and “attempt”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NBC News reports: “Attorneys for the former FBI director contend the third case isn’t valid on its face because it wasn’t presented to a federal grand jury within the statute of limitations.”
- CBS News reports: “Former FBI Director James Comey will be back in a federal courtroom on Friday, as his legal team prepares to argue for dismissing the Justice Department's latest attempt to criminally charge him.”
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- NBC News: James Comey’s team in court seeking to toss out third DOJ case against longtime Trump foe
- CBS News: DOJ and Comey's lawyers to face off today over latest attempt to charge him
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