POLITICSMay 31 · 22:04 UTCGUARDIAN USSara Braun

Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey

The lead prosecutor in James Comey's case over a social media post has withdrawn from the case. The Department of Justice has replaced Matthew Petracca with Timothy Severo as the lead prosecutor.

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