WASHINGTON – Politicians and legal experts are questioning whether former FBI Director James Comey would be convicted of charges of lying to Congress even as President Donald Trump said others who investigated him could also be indicted.
Comey was indicted Sept. 25 for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing lawmakers, after Trump publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue charges. But even conservative legal experts questioned whether the charges will stick.
The indictment led to a sharp political divide between Democrats calling the case politically motivated and Republicans saying justice would prevail. More charges are expected against Democrats and even Republicans who investigated Trump.
“I have no faith in Donald Trump's judicial system,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sept. 28. “He has turned this judicial system to be his own political fighter, (to) do what he wants politically, so that he tells them to go after people he doesn't like. He tells them to exonerate people that he likes.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, called the allegations serious and said Comey would have his day in court.
