科米与詹姆斯寻求撤销案件，质疑检察官任命合法性

"...politically charged cases..."

"...hastily installed Halligan..."

"...amplified concerns that the Justice Department is being used as a weapon to target President Donald Trump's perceived adversaries..."

"...end-run around the constitutional and statutory rules..."

"...designed to ensure indictments against the president's political opponents..."

"...effectively forced out..."

"...not going to be a harmless error..."

"...effectively pushed him out..."

"...something defense lawyers say it was not empowered under the law to do..."

"...never need to go through Senate confirmation again for U.S. attorneys..."

"...to avoid rewarding the government for a violation..."

"...at most a paperwork or clerical error..."

"...the grand jury made a decision based on the facts and the law, and they followed their oath..."

"...for unexplained reasons, missing a section..."

"...no missing time..."

"...would not be included in a transcription..."

"...improperly vindictive and motivated by the president's personal animus toward their clients..."

"...should therefore be dismissed..."

"...infuriated the president..."

"...open adversaries..."

"...labeling Trump 'unethical' and comparing him to a Mafia boss..."

"...branding Comey an 'untruthful slime ball'..."

"...calling for him to be punished..."

"...frequent target of Trump's ire..."

"...staggering judgment against him..."

"...alleging he defrauded banks..."

"...ballooned to more than $500 million with interest..."

"...committed fraud..."