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Justice Department charges ex-FBI director James Comey with leaking defense information

The charges mark the third time the Justice Department has filed criminal charges against Comey, a critic of President Donald Trump.

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  • The Justice Department charged former FBI director James Comey with two counts of leaking national defense information.
  • The charges were filed in federal court in Washington DC through a criminal information filing, not a grand jury indictment.
  • Comey's attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said the case stems from a 2016 New York Times article already investigated by prosecutors.
  • Comey denied wrongdoing in a video posted on Substack, calling the charges an appalling abuse of the Justice Department.
  • A Justice Department spokesperson said the filing was made to toll the statute of limitations.
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Calls charges a third pursuit of Trump critic

The Guardian US (Politics): Justice department charges ex-FBI director James Comey for third time

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Left-leaning outlets frame the charges as the Trump administration's third criminal case against a prominent critic, stressing Comey's denial and his lawyer's claim that prior investigations found no grounds for charges.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says Comey faces charges for leaking defense information

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Says Comey faces charges for leaking defense information

New York Post (Politics): Ex-FBI Director James Comey facing charges for third time by Trump admin

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Right-leaning outlets report that Comey faces fresh criminal charges for allegedly leaking sensitive national defense information, highlighting the Justice Department's filing and Comey's defiant response.

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Left: Calls charges a third pursuit of Trump critic

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