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Schiff: DOJ prosecuting Comey because Blanche 'wants to keep this job'

The Hill · May 3, 2026, 7:01 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought another grand jury indictment of James Comey because acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wants to stay in the post full-time. Schiff told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the DOJ sought the indictm

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Schiff: DOJ prosecuting Comey because Blanche 'wants to keep this job'

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