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U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan has been assigned to oversee the new criminal case involving fired FBI Director James Comey.
U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan will preside over the new criminal case involving fired FBI Director James Comey in North Carolina.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized that the indictment stems from an extensive yearlong investigation rather than a single social media post.
Simultaneously, federal prosecutors are reviving a separate dormant investigation into whether Comey illegally leaked classified information to media outlets.