仅事实
司法部寻求对前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米涉嫌作伪证提起公诉
摘要
司法部正准备对前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米提起公诉，指控其在2020年就联邦调查局对俄罗斯调查的证词中向国会作伪证。
司法部正准备对前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米提起公诉，指控其在2020年就联邦调查局对2016年总统选举中俄罗斯干预的调查向国会提供虚假证词。检察官预计将在东弗吉尼亚地区向大陪审团提交此案，时间是在五年诉讼时效于下周二到期之前。
此事的发展紧随总统唐纳德·特朗普最近公开呼吁司法部长帕姆·邦迪对科米及其他政治对手采取行动。上周，特朗普将负责该案的美国检察官埃里克·西伯特替换为林赛·哈利根，后者是总统的前私人律师，但缺乏联邦刑事起诉经验。
目前尚未披露对科米2020年9月30日证词中具体受审查的陈述内容。如果被起诉，科米将成为首位因俄罗斯选举干预调查而被起诉的前高级政府官员，而该调查长期以来一直受到特朗普及其支持者的批评。
科米的律师拒绝对此事发表评论，称尚未收到司法部的任何更新。
这一潜在起诉引发了外界对司法部在司法部长邦迪领导下独立性的担忧，邦迪是已知的特朗普忠实支持者，而司法部正追查被视为总统对手的公众人物。
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The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly providing false testimony to Congress in 2020 concerning the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Prosecutors are expected to present the case to a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia before the five-year statute of limitations expires next Tuesday.
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This development follows President Donald Trump's recent public statements urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against Comey and other political adversaries.
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Last week, Trump replaced Erik Siebert, the U.S. Attorney overseeing the case, with Lindsey Halligan, a former personal lawyer of the president who lacks federal criminal prosecutorial experience.
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The specific statements from Comey's September 30, 2020, testimony under scrutiny have not been disclosed.
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If indicted, Comey would be the first former senior government official prosecuted in connection with the investigation into Russia's election interference, an inquiry that Trump and his supporters have long criticized.
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Comey's attorney declined to comment on the matter, stating he had not received any updates from the Justice Department.
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