Comey braces for new charges after judge dismisses case

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00:00I'm grateful that the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution

00:03based on malevolence and incompetence, and a reflection of what the Department of Justice

00:09has become under Donald Trump, which is heartbreaking. But I was also inspired by

00:14the example of the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them

00:20their jobs, which is painful, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price. And I

00:26know they will serve again. I was very lucky that some of the best lawyers in America stepped

00:32forward to represent me. I hope they serve as an example to more and more lawyers, especially

00:37at some of the big firms, to participate in protecting our liberty, protecting the rule

00:42of law. And my family and friends were always with me, and luckily for me, include some of

00:49those great lawyers. This case mattered to me personally, obviously, but it mattered

00:56most because a message has to be sent that the President of the United States cannot use

01:02the Department of Justice to target his political enemies. I don't care what your politics are,

01:08you have to see that as fundamentally un-American and a threat to the rule of law that keeps all

01:13of us free. I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again, and my attitude is going

01:20to be the same. I'm innocent, I am not afraid, and I believe in an independent federal judiciary.

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