James B. Comey’s lawyers will ask a federal judge in Alexandria, Va., to dismiss charges that he lied to and obstructed Congress, arguing the Justice Department bowed to President Trump’s push for political revenge. Led by Patrick J. Fitzgerald, they plan to recount how Mr. Trump, in an angry social media post, ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute after ousting the U.S. attorney who refused to indict and installing an inexperienced loyalist who swiftly filed her first criminal case. The motion cites Trump’s years of public attacks on Mr. Comey.

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