仅事实
前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米因向国会撒谎被起诉
摘要
詹姆斯·科米面临作虚假陈述和妨碍国会调查的指控，此事引发了对司法部可能政治化的担忧。
前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米于周三在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大联邦法院出庭，面临作虚假陈述和妨碍国会调查的指控。起诉书指控科米在2020年9月向国会作证时，就其授权匿名向媒体泄密一事撒谎。
科米在被正式提审前进行了登记和指纹采集，提审由美国地方法官迈克尔·纳赫曼诺夫主持。起诉后，科米通过视频声明坚称自己无罪，他表示：“我对联邦司法系统充满信心，我是无辜的。让我们进行审判，并保持信念。”
此案引发争议，批评者称这些指控具有政治动机。超过1000名前司法部官员谴责此起诉是对法治的攻击。
起诉发生在弗吉尼亚东区前美国检察官埃里克·西伯特辞职之后，据报道他反对对科米提起指控。西伯特由前总统唐纳德·特朗普的私人律师林赛·哈利根接替，后者向联邦大陪审团提交了此案。
这一事态发展是针对被视为现任政府政治对手的个人采取法律行动的更广泛趋势的一部分，引发了对司法部可能政治化的担忧。
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The Guardian首次报道于此
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