Comey subpoenaed in conspiracy case against ex-officials who investigated Trump

Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed by national prosecutors successful Miami arsenic portion of the Justice Department's probe into Obama-era quality officials, 2 sources acquainted with the probe archer CBS News.

Federal prosecutors person issued much than 130 subpoenas since starting the probe past year, 1 of the sources said. 

In November, a national expansive assemblage subpoenaed erstwhile CIA Director John Brennan, erstwhile FBI counterintelligence authoritative Peter Strzok and erstwhile FBI lawyer Lisa Page arsenic portion of the wide-ranging probe. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was besides a subpoena recipient, his lawyer Michael Bromwich told CBS News, calling the probe "a vendetta successful hunt of a crime."

In caller weeks, caller subpoenas were sent to erstwhile quality officials seeking documents connected the aforesaid taxable substance but broadening the day scope from 2016 done the contiguous day, lawyers for the subpoena recipients told CBS News.

CBS News has reached retired to representatives for Comey for comment.

Axios was archetypal to study that Comey received a subpoena.

Last year, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made a transgression referral to the Justice Department, alleging without grounds a "treasonous conspiracy" successful 2016 by erstwhile apical Obama medication quality officials to undermine the Trump run and Trump presidency.