Justice Department files new criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey
The United States Justice Department has brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for the third time over an alleged disclosure of sensitive defense information in 2016.
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The Justice Department has brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for the third time, NPR Politics, Courthouse News Service, and The Hill all report. According to newly unsealed court documents cited by The Hill, the charges allege that Comey disclosed sensitive national defense information in 2016. [1][2][4]
BBC News US reported that lawyers for Comey said the case stems from an alleged disclosure of classified information to The New York Times in 2016. Courthouse News Service reported that the case was filed in Washington, DC. The outlet added that the filing marks the third federal case brought against Comey during President Donald Trump's return to the White House. [2][7]
Separately, a judge ruled that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Comey's daughter, Maurene Comey, from her position as a federal prosecutor, according to reports from The Washington Post, NBC News, WTOP News, and the BBC. NBC News reported that the judge ordered the department to reinstate her. [3][5][6][9]
James Comey is an American lawyer who served as the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until he was terminated in May 2017. [12]
In short
- The Justice Department charged former FBI Director James Comey in a third criminal case.
- The charges relate to an alleged disclosure of sensitive national defense information in 2016.
- A judge ruled that the Justice Department illegally fired Comey's daughter, Maurene Comey.
- The judge ordered the Justice Department to reinstate Maurene Comey as a federal prosecutor.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]DOJ brings criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for third timeNPR Politics, 8d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Former FBI Director James Comey faces new criminal case in DCCourthouse News Service, 8d ago
- [3]DOJ unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, judge rulesThe Washington Post, 8d ago
- [4]DOJ charges Comey for third timeThe Hill, 8d ago
- [5]Judge orders DOJ to reinstate former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of ex-FBI directorNBC News, 8d ago
- [6]Judge: Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director’s daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutorWTOP News, 8d ago
- [7]Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third timeBBC News US, 8d ago
- [8]DOJ charges ex-FBI Director James Comey in new caseCNBC, 8d ago
- [9]Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rulesBBC, 8d ago
- [10]Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey for third timeCNN, 8d ago
- [11]James Comey faces new DOJ case over alleged national defense disclosureFox News, 8d ago
Background
- [12]James Comey on Wikipedia
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