DOJ brings new Comey charges
The gist
The Justice Department charged former FBI director James Comey with transmitting national defense information over an alleged 2016 leak.
It is the third prosecution of Comey in 13 months, and he calls it an abuse of the DOJ.
How it unfolded
- 2017Trump fires Comey as FBI director.
- Oct 4, 2026 -5, 2016The charging document accuses Comey of knowingly causing national defense information to be transmitted to a person not entitled to receive it; prosecutors allege he directed the disclosure to a reporter through co-conspirators.
- Sep 2025Federal prosecutors charge Comey with making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding over his testimony to Congress; a judge later dismisses the charges, ruling the interim U.S. attorney's appointment unlawful.