Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey
by Sara Braun from US news | The Guardian on (#760AM)
DoJ filing did not say why Timothy Severo is replacing Matthew Petracca in case over ex-FBI director's 86 47' post
The lead prosecutor in former FBI director James Comey's case over a social media post has withdrawn from the case, according to a new court filing.
The justice department filed notice with the court on Friday evening that Matthew Petracca, a prosecutor from the US attorney's office for the eastern district of North Carolina, had been replaced by assistant US attorney Timothy Severo.
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