Ex-FBI Director Charged, Mysterious Military Meeting & Record Amazon Payout - Friday, September 26, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Friday, September 26, 2025!
We'll tell you why charges have been brought against the former head of the FBI in an unprecedented indictment—and how it's stirring debate about whether politics are guiding prosecutions.
Also, a rare, urgent meeting bringing hundreds of senior U.S. military officers together for an unknown reason.
Plus: how some companies will get to avoid paying the newest round of tariffs, who could get a piece of the multibillion-dollar settlement Amazon agreed to pay, and how to call a hotline for life advice from some senior citizens.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, September 26th. We'll tell you why charges have been brought against the former |
| 0:05.1 | head of the FBI in an unprecedented indictment and how it's stirring debate about whether |
| 0:09.8 | politics are guiding prosecutions. Also, a rare urgent meeting, bringing hundreds of senior |
| 0:15.0 | U.S. military officers together for an unknown reason. Plus, how some companies will get to |
| 0:20.8 | avoid paying the newest round of tariffs. |
| 0:23.2 | Who could get a piece of the multi-billion dollar settlement Amazon agreed to pay? And how to call a |
| 0:28.2 | hotline for life advice from some senior citizens. Those stories and even more news to know coming up. |
| 0:35.8 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, |
| 0:40.8 | fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:50.2 | The former head of the FBI is now facing criminal charges. James Comey was charged yesterday with lying to Congress. |
| 0:57.4 | The same week, President Trump demanded his attorney general move now to prosecute Comey and more of his perceived enemies. |
| 1:03.6 | It also comes less than a week after President Trump fired the U.S. attorney who said there wasn't enough evidence to bring the Comey charges. |
| 1:10.9 | Other Justice Department officials also expressed doubts. |
| 1:14.2 | Trump immediately replaced him with a White House aide who's actually never prosecuted |
| 1:17.9 | a criminal case since she's a former insurance lawyer. |
| 1:20.9 | But Trump said he trusted her to get things moving. |
| 1:24.0 | Remember, Trump first fired Comey during Trump's first term over the investigation into his 2016 campaign and its alleged ties to Russia. |
| 1:32.0 | Since then, Comey has been a vocal critic of what he says are the president's efforts to politicize the justice system. |
| 1:38.2 | And now the U.S. attorney says Comey lied in 2020 when he told lawmakers he didn't tell anyone else at the FBI to be an anonymous |
| 1:45.3 | source for news reports. After being charged, Comey posted his own video on social media saying, |
| 1:51.5 | quote, I'm innocent, so let's have a trial. He's expected to surrender today. If convicted, |
| 1:57.1 | Comey faces up to five years in prison. |
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