WASHINGTON, March 19 - Federal prosecutors in Miami have subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey as part of a Department of Justice inquiry into former officials who investigated or prosecuted President Donald Trump, according to media reports citing unnamed sources.
Those reports indicate the wider probe has generated in excess of 130 subpoenas since it expanded last year. Axios said the investigation is focused on senior officials who served under presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
The Justice Department did not immediately provide a response to requests for comment. A representative for Comey could not be reached, and his attorneys declined to comment to CBS News, which also reported the subpoena.
Reporting late last year noted that federal prosecutors were preparing grand jury subpoenas aimed at Obama-era intelligence officials who produced an assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election that Mr. Trump won.
Comey led the FBI investigation into whether Russia and Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Mr. Trump’s dismissal of Comey prompted then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to appoint Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose investigation dominated much of the former president’s first term. Mueller ultimately concluded there was no evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Mr. Trump’s campaign and Russia.
The current Justice Department efforts have encountered legal and judicial obstacles as they pursue investigations involving critics and opponents of the president during his second term. In November, a judge dismissed indictments against Comey and New York State Attorney General Letitia James - both of whom previously led probes into Mr. Trump.
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