Prosecutors have revealed in a court filing that their case against former FBI director James Comey is centred around discussions he allegedly had with an associate to shape news coverage of his controversial decision to reopen a probe into Hillary Clinton before the 2016 US election.

The US Justice Department's filing sought to push back on Comey's claim he is being improperly prosecuted because of US President Donald Trump's "personal spite" against him.

Comey is accused of lying in 2020 when he told a Senate committee he stood by prior testimony that he had not authorised anyone at the FBI to serve as an anonymous source in news reports about investigations into Trump and Clinton.

Comey has pleaded not guilty to false statements and obstruction charges and his defence has begun a mul

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