仅事实
詹姆斯·科米对向国会撒谎指控表示不认罪
摘要
前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米对向国会作虚假陈述的指控表示不认罪，此事引发了对司法部公正性的担忧。
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，对向国会作虚假陈述的指控表示不认罪。起诉书指控科米在2020年误导参议院司法委员会，否认他曾授权助手匿名向媒体透露涉及唐纳德·特朗普或希拉里·克林顿的调查情况。
此案引发了对司法部公正性的担忧，批评者认为司法部可能在针对特朗普总统的政治对手。科米的辩护团队计划辩称起诉具有政治动机，并打算寻求撤销指控。
起诉书是在一系列事件之后提出的，包括负责该调查的美国检察官被替换为林赛·哈利根，一名白宫助理及特朗普总统的前私人律师，她此前没有联邦检察经验。哈利根在任命后不久提出了指控，尽管其他律师曾警告证据不足。
由拜登总统任命的法官迈克尔·纳赫曼诺夫主持此案。纳赫曼诺夫以其缜密的准备和公正著称，曾处理过政治敏感案件。
科米的审判暂定于1月5日开始，但可能会有延迟。此案的结果预计将对司法部的政治化认知产生重大影响。
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