What is ex-FBI director James Comey accused of?
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Former FBI boss James Comey will be in court to face perjury charges on Wednesday in Virginia. The US Department of Justice charged Mr Comey last month over testimony he gave to Congress five years ago. That indictment came just days after President Donald Trump urged his attorney general to take action against Mr Comey. The case has thrust the former director of the crime-fighting agency back into the spotlight nearly a decade after he played a key role in the drama of the 2016 election campaign.
Who is James Comey?
After a childhood in New York and New Jersey, the young lawyer worked for various federal prosecutors, including former New York mayor a
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