Trump distances himself from possible James Comey criminal indictment

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President Donald Trump criticized former FBI Director James Comey as a “bad,” “sick” person as his Justice Department considers indicting him before they are prevented from doing so because of the statute of limitations.

Despite Trump repeatedly putting pressure on the likes of Attorney General Pam Bondi to indict his political opponents and Erik Siebert, the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, being pushed from his post amid the same pressure campaign, Trump distanced himself from the prospect of an indictment on Thursday.

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