By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department urged a federal judge Monday to reject James Comey’s claim that his prosecution amounts to political retribution, arguing the former FBI director has failed to show that he’s being targeted as punishment for his criticism of the Republican president.

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