Trump Retribution | Comey & James indictments tossed

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“… James' lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that, “For the second time in seven days, the Department of Justice has failed in its clear attempt to fulfill President Trump’s political vendetta against Attorney General James. This unprecedented rejection makes even clearer that this case should never have seen the light of day."

… It's rare for a federal grand jury to reject charges because the process is stacked in the government's favor. At the grand jury stage, prosecutors need only to convince 12 of at least 16 grand jurors that they met the probable cause threshold, a much lower standard than the unanimous "beyond a reasonable doubt" requirement for securing a conviction before a jury during a trial.…”
 
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