Justice Department Escalates Legal Campaign Against Former FBI Director

A federal grand jury issued subpoenas to close confidants of James Comey in a continuing prosecution.

The United States Department of Justice intensified its ongoing investigation into the handling of highly classified government documentation. Federal prosecutors serving a grand jury in Washington issued comprehensive subpoenas to several close associates of former FBI Director James Comey. The legal orders demand the immediate surrender of all private electronic communications, personal diaries, and meeting logs spanning a critical three-month period. Legal defense attorneys representing the subpoenaed individuals labeled the sudden escalation as a politically motivated maneuver designed to intimidate former intelligence officials. Court hearings regarding compliance are expected to commence inside a federal circuit courthouse early next week.