The " totality of events " surrounding James Comey's indictment, including President Donald Trump's own words, has at a minimum handed the ex-FBI director's high-powered defense material to work with if it files a motion to dismiss the case on vindictive or selective prosecution grounds. But new reporting suggests there are even more arrows in the defense's quiver if it argues, as expected, that the indictment was the punishment.

ABC News reported Monday that the examination of a potential criminal case against Comey is far from new — and that, in fact, three prosecutors' offices concluded that there wasn't probable cause to bring false statement or obstruction charges related to Comey's 2020 testimony about media leaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Those offices reportedly incl

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