Washington: The Trump administration’s prosecution of one of President Donald Trump’s top political enemies was dealt a major blow after a judge made a rare intervention upon finding “government misconduct” may have tainted the case.

Former FBI director James Comey, who oversaw probes into Hillary Clinton’s emails and the alleged ties between Trump associates and Russia in 2016, was indicted on criminal charges in September , days after Trump publicly instructed his attorney-general, Pam Bondi, to expedite the prosecution of several political enemies .

US President Donald Trump, former FBI director James Comey and US Attorney Lindsey Halligan. Credit: AP

A grand jury indicted Comey on charges of making false statements to a 2020 Senate hearing and obstructing a congressional in

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