# Comey’s lawyers seek to have new criminal charges dismissed

https://mins.news/en/video/123262

- NBC News, 2026-10-30 23:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVnaocN3z8

> Lawyers for former FBI Director James B. Comey are trying to have new charges brought by the Trump administration dismissed. A judge cautioned against a pre-dawn raid on Comey’s property, quipping that even ham sandwiches are harder to indict these days.

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