Comey

Dreeben to judge: Trump's "hate or animosity or dislike" of Comey is not enough to bring a case

From CNN's Holmes Lybrand

In his first question of the day, Judge Michael Nachmanoff asked James Comey’s attorney Michael Dreeben if he was arguing the case was brought to punish the former FBI director for using his free speech rights or that Trump was targeting Comey because of his personal animosity toward against him.

Dreeben told the judge it is both.

“The President’s hate or animosity or dislike of Mr. Comey” may be enough to initially fire Comey, Dreeben said, but not use the “full weight” of the criminal justice system against Comey.”