How the Comey indictment happened — and what comes next: From the Politics Desk

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In today’s edition, we report how James Comey’s indictment has become. In addition, Kristen Welker is examining how this government’s stop fight is different from the last, as well as potential political consequences.

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How Comey’s indictment happened – and what comes then

The newly appointed American lawyer Lindsey Halligan, presented the case to assist the former FBI director, James Comey, according to a familiar source with the Grand Jury procedure in Alexandria, Virginie, Vaughn Hillyard, Chloe Atkins and Dareh Gregorian Report.

Tappé for the role of actor three days earlier, the action of Halligan intervened after a senior official of the Ministry of Justice told NBC News that career prosecutors in the Halligan office had sent him a documentary note why they thought that the probable cause did not exist to ensure an indictment against Comey.

The appointment of Halligan, who was part of President Donald Trump’s defense team in the classified documents in Mar-A-Lago before his election to a second term, followed the resignation of the acting American lawyer, Erik Siebert, after pressure, came from the White House to continue Comey.

The time was gasoline in the implementation of an indictment: a five -year limitation period for the accusations against the former FBI director was to expire at the beginning of next week.

Halligan was also the only prosecutor to sign the indictment. It is very unusual that the American lawyer does not affect assistant prosecutors to a case of presentation of the Grand Jury.

Halligan and the Ministry of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comments from NBC News.

What Comey says: The accusation act accused Comey of having made a false declaration and the obstruction of a Congress procedure. He denied any reprehensible act.

“My family and I have known for years that there are costs to resist Donald Trump. But we couldn’t imagine living differently,” said Comey in an Instagram video. “We will not live on your knees, and you shouldn’t either.”

“My heart is broken for the Ministry of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system,” said Comey. “And I am innocent. So let’s make a lawsuit. “

Comey’s indictment is scheduled for October 9 before the American district judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, appointed by President Joe Biden.

What Trump says: Addressing journalists today, Trump welcomed Comey’s indictment. “It is a matter of justice. … It is not a revenge,” he said.

We also asked Trump who “the next person on your list in this remuneration” will be now.

“This is not a list. I think there will be others. I mean, they are corrupt,” said Trump.

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An imminent government closure raises key questions for both parties

By Kristen Welker

With a deadline for financing a few days, Capitol Hill sources of the two parties are largely suitable that the government is heading towards a closure.

The Republicans want a short -term financing bill without any condition, while the Democrats put pressure for key Obamacare subsidies which should expire at the end of the year and seek to make the Medicaid cuts back. President Donald Trump, on the other hand, refused the last requests of the Democrats to respond.

This moment is a departure from the March financing struggle when legislators avoided a government closure, the democratic base urging party leaders to stand up to Trump.

A group of Senate democrats sold in March and voted to keep the government funded and prevent generalized federal dismissals. The Trump administration threatens more layoffs if the government is stopping next week, but this time it does not seem that Democrats will retrace. They argue that the president goes ahead with these layoffs, whether there is a closure or not.

The two parties face important questions as this fight continues: for the Republicans, could their strategy turn against you? And for the Democrats, how will they extract concessions when Trump reported that he was not ready to move either? And for both parties, what are the political consequences if there is a closure?

Historically, the Republicans hung the blame for closings, according to the survey conducted in previous public funding fights. But they did not generally harm the long -term party.

The last time that a closure occurred at this stage of an electoral cycle was back in 2013, when Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas and his republican colleagues clashed with Democrats for the funding of Obamacare. The majority of Americans blamed the Republicans for the dead end, according to a NBC News / Wall Street Journal survey at the time, while 31% blamed President Barack Obama. The global popularity of the GOP has also reached a low point, while the Democrats have kept an advantage over the convention’s ballot. But a little more than a year later, mid-term in 2014, the Republicans captured their vast majority of the chamber for decades and have taken control of the Senate.

We will immerse ourselves in the last fight on the financing of the government on “Meet the Press” this Sunday with the leader of the majority of the Senate John Thune, RS.D., and the chief of the minority of the Senate Chuck Schumer, DN.Y. Former governor Andrew Cuomo, who presents himself for the mayor of New York as an independence, will join us with only a few weeks until the election day.

✉️ Mailbag: Did Trump end 7 wars in 7 months?

Thank you to everyone who sent us an email! Here is the question of this week’s reader:

“What are the 7 wars that Trump keeps saying that he ended in the past 7 months? The only wars whose press is talking about is Israel with Hamas and Russia with Ukraine. I have not heard of others.”

President Donald Trump made a version of this assertion several times throughout his second term, more recently during a speech in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

“In just seven months, I ended seven essential wars,” said Trump. “I finished seven wars, and in any case, they were raging, with countless thousands of people killed.

Our researcher from the Unit of the White House Megan Shannon helps to provide a key context around the role of Trump in these conflicts.

Cambodia-Thailand: In July, Trump asked for a cease-fire between the two nations and the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that state officials helped peace talks in Malaysia. A ceasefire was then reached, although the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand is not resolved.

Kosovo-Serbia: Trump often refers to the one -year conflict between Serbia and Kosovo which he helped to resolve during his first mandate. In 2020, the president organized a two -day summit in Washington with senior officials from the two countries that led to the standardization of economic ties between the two nations.

Democratic Republic of Rwanda of Congo: Trump welcomed leaders of the two countries of the White House in June to sign a peace treaty at the United States. The treaty is an attempt to establish peace between African neighbors, who have a long history of violent conflicts, but questions are looming on how it will be implemented.

Pakistan-India: In May, the Trump administration said it had negotiated a ceasefire between the neighbors of South Asia after the military conflict broke out for four days. The following month, Pakistan appointed Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, but India denies that the United States served as a mediator.

Israel-Iran: After participating in joint strikes with Israel on Iranian nuclear installations in June, the United States has negotiated a fragile ceasefire between the two countries.

Egypt-ethiopia: Trump claimed the merit of having avoided a conflict between the two countries on a hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia has built along the Nile. But the dispute was not resolved.

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Trump welcomed the leaders of the two countries of the White House in August to sign a joint peace agreement, but he still has to be finalized.

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