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James Comey

1. Former FBI Director James Comey charged for a third time, accused of leaking national defense information

   Federal prosecutors charged former FBI Director James Comey on Monday, Oct 26, in a criminal complaint in federal court in Washington, DC, unsealed at his request, the third time the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against the longtime Trump critic. The three-page filing lists two counts, wilfully communicating national defense information to people not entitled to receive it and conspiracy, over disclosures of classified material to The New York Times in October 2016 while he was FBI director. Comey denied wrongdoing in a video posted on Substack, calling the charges an outrageous abuse of the Justice Department.

   Oct 27, 2026 Afternoon