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Comey Pleads Not Guilty Amid Trump’s Controversial Demands

10/9/2025

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Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to Congress and obstruction, citing claims of vindictive prosecution influenced by Trump.
Trump intensified tensions by demanding the jailing of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for not protecting ICE officers.
Pritzker and Johnson criticized Trump, with Pritzker suggesting he may have dementia and labeling troop deployment as an "unconstitutional invasion."
The Illinois and Chicago governments filed a lawsuit against the National Guard deployment, deeming it unlawful.
Protests against ICE operations surged in Chicago, with local leaders creating "ICE-free zones" to restrict federal enforcement.

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Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to Congress and obstruction, citing claims of vindictive prosecution influenced by Trump.
Trump intensified tensions by demanding the jailing of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for not protecting ICE officers.
Pritzker and Johnson criticized Trump, with Pritzker suggesting he may have dementia and labeling troop deployment as an "unconstitutional invasion."
The Illinois and Chicago governments filed a lawsuit against the National Guard deployment, deeming it unlawful.
Protests against ICE operations surged in Chicago, with local leaders creating "ICE-free zones" to restrict federal enforcement.