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JAMES COMEY

There is growing pushback in the courts to U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s demands that the Justice Department use its vast authority to pursue retribution against people who have criticized or investigated the president.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2025
U.S. Justice Department stumbles in retribution campaign against Trump foes
There are signs of pushback in the courts to Trump¡¯s demands that the Justice Department pursue retribution against perceived enemies of the president.
Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
U.S. judge tosses cases against ex-FBI chief Comey and New York AG James
Trump had publicly called for the cases as he pressured DOJ leaders to move against high-profile figures who had criticized him and led investigations into his conduct.
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees in Washington on Dec. 7, 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Judge finds ¡®profound¡¯ missteps in U.S. probe of FBI ex-chief James Comey
Comey is one of three prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump to have been hit with criminal charges by his Justice Department in recent months.
Former FBI Director James Comey
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2025
FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say
James Comey was charged on Sept. 25 with making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation.
The Department of Justice's indictment of former FBI Director James Comey raises concerns about its legitimacy, with many seeing it as a politically motivated effort to undermine public trust, especially given it was pursued at U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s request.
COMMENTARY
Sep 29, 2025
Indictment of Comey subverts justice and the Trump administration¡¯s credibility
James Comey¡¯s criminal indictment, pushed by Trump, undermines the legitimacy of the Department of Justice and seems designed to erode public trust in the criminal justice system.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while leaving the White House on Friday morning. Trump on Friday cheered the indictment of James Comey, the former FBI director and predicted more indictments were on the way, even as he denied that he had a list of perceived enemies he wanted to see prosecuted.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 27, 2025
Comey indictment escalates Trump¡¯s campaign to chill opposition
Experts say the U.S. criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey shatters norms of independence in federal investigations and will face significant hurdles in court.
James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference, in Washington, in September 2020.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2025
FBI ex-chief Comey criminally charged as Trump targets critics
If convicted, Comey could face up to five years in prison. He faces charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation.
Ousted FBI Director James Comey listens during a hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington in June 2017.
WORLD
May 17, 2025
Ex-FBI director James Comey meets with Secret Service over ¡®8647¡¯ post
In U.S. slang, the number 86 can be used as a verb meaning to throw somebody out of a bar for being drunk or disorderly. Trump is the 47th U.S. president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2019
Justice Department declines to prosecute ex-FBI chief James Comey over leaks
Justice Department officials have declined to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for mishandling classified information, including leaking a memo to the media about his interactions with President Donald Trump, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2019
If Trump was not president, he would be indicted for obstruction: ex-Justice Department No. 2
Former top Justice Department official Sally Yates said on Sunday that if Donald Trump were not president, he would have been indicted on obstruction charges in special counsel Robert Mueller¡¯s Russia investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2019
Sarah Sanders admitted her James Comey claim was a lie, says Mueller report
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told investigators it was a ¡°slip of the tongue¡± when she falsely said in 2017 that countless members of the FBI had lost confidence in James Comey, according to special counsel Robert Mueller¡¯s report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2019
Trump¡¯s silence on Russia¡¯s election hack is inviting another attack, says James Comey
Former FBI Director James Comey said the U.S. remains unprepared for another attack on its elections and faulted the attorney general for suggesting that the government was ¡°spying¡± on Donald Trump¡¯s presidential campaign in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019
Key Republican to ask FBI about report of Trump counterintelligence probe
The Republican head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he plans to ask the FBI about a report it launched a probe into whether President Donald Trump has been working on Russia¡¯s behalf, suggesting the agency may have gone too far.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018
Trump wanted to order Justice Department to prosecute foes Hillary Clinton, James Comey: New York Times
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two political foes, his one-time presidential opponent Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey, in the spring, but his White House counsel rebuffed him, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2018
Former FBI Director Comey urges voters not to ¡®rush to the socialist left¡¯
Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime Republican who has clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump over the federal Russia probe, has doubled down on his earlier call for Americans to vote for Democrats in November congressional elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2018
Democrats push back as Trump allies claim FBI bias in Robert Mueller probe, despite report¡¯s findings
A report by the Justice Department¡¯s watchdog found no evidence that political bias affected the outcome of the FBI¡¯s probe into Hillary Clinton but provided fresh political fodder for Republicans and Donald Trump to sow doubts about the continuing investigation into the president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2018
James Comey ¡®insubordinate¡¯ but not biased in Hillary Clinton probe, inspector general finds
Former FBI Director James Comey was ¡°insubordinate¡± in handling the probe into Hillary Clinton, damaging the bureau and the Justice Department¡¯s image of impartiality even though he wasn¡¯t motivated by politics, the department¡¯s watchdog found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2018
Report on FBI¡¯s Clinton email probe and James Comey¡¯s statements coming next week
A report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation¡¯s internal watchdog into the agency¡¯s handling of an inquiry into the management of emails by former U.S. presidential candidate Hilary Clinton will be released next week, the agency said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2018
Key Senate Republicans warn trump on obstruction, pardon powers but House ranks take softer tone
Several Senate Republicans are warning Donald Trump against obstructing justice or pardoning himself, even as they continue to say there¡¯s no evidence to support allegations the president¡¯s team colluded with Russia in the 2016 elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2018
Ex-FBI official Andrew McCabe gives memo on James Comey firing to Russia probe chief Robert Mueller: NYT
Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that provided ¡°significant behind-the-scenes¡± details on the firing of former FBI director James Comey, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Japanese payment processor¡¯s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ¡®Japan¡¯ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world¡¯s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka¡¯s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo¡¯s in the Economist Intelligence Unit¡¯s latest Global Liveability Index.
¡®Princess Mononoke¡¯ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The ¡°Princess Mononoke¡± adaptation was created under Shochiku¡¯s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ¡®Human Vapor¡¯
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix¡¯s ¡°Human Vapor,¡± says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa¡¯s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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