Central journalistLocal time on September 24, informed that the U.S. federal prosecutor will apply to prosecute former FBI director James Comey on charges of false testimony. The investigation, conducted by the federal prosecutor's office in the U.S. East District Prosecutor's Office in Virginia, is reviewing whether Comey made false statements to Congress on September 30, 2020 when he testified to Congress about his dealing with the Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election investigation.
In 2016, then-Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defeated Republican candidate Trump in the presidential election. Democrats then pointed to Russian interference in the election and coalition with the Trump campaign team to defeat Hillary.Trump firmly denied it.Komi, then director of the FBI, then launched a criminal investigation into Trump's alleged "communication with Russia" suspicion. (CCTV reporter Wu Hanying)