Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday filed motions seeking the dismissal of criminal charges against him, arguing that the lawyer President Donald Trump named to prosecute him wasn't properly appointed and that the case was politically motivated .

Comey's team argued that the indictment arose from "multiple glaring constitutional violations and an egregious abuse of power by the federal government" and that the "bedrock principles of due process and equal protection have long ensured that government officials may not use courts to punish and imprison their perceived personal and political enemies."

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Lindsey Halligan , a former insurance lawyer who's now interim head of the U.S. Attorney's Office

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