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Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

The DOJ took steps to charge James Comey with leaking information earlier this month, in its third attempt to bring criminal charges against the former FBI director and Trump foe.

The Department of Justice took steps to charge former FBI director James Comey for the third time on Monday. CBS News senior Justice Department reporter Sarah Lynch explains why the situation is so unusual.

The Trump administration is attempting to charge former FBI director James Comey again. Comey said he remains innocent. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.

In a third attempted prosecution, the department alleges the former FBI director leaked national-defense information 10 years ago.

The case relates to disclosures published in the New York Times in 2016.

"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, in a pre-recorded interview, says she wants to pause new data center construction while the state examines the industry's impact on the electric grid, consumer costs, public health and water supplies. Mark Esper, former Defense Secretary and Partner at Red Cell Ventures, says he does not see the benefit of a US attack on Iran and says the economic blockade is working. (Source: Bloomberg)

Former FBI director James Comey is facing new federal charges, according to a charging document made public on Monday. Why it matters: The charges mark the third time the Trump administration has charged Comey. He has been a subject of the president's ire since his dismissal from the first Trump administration in 2017. Driving the news: Prosecutors allege Comey directed the disclosure of national defense information to a reporter through one or more co-conspirators in October 2016, while he was serving as FBI director . He is charged with participating in the transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information. The case has been ongoing under seal since early October. What they're saying: A DOJ spokesperson told Axios that the case is an "ongoing criminal investigation" and declined to comment further. The other side: Comey's attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement posted to Comey's Instagram account that the former FBI director "steadfastly maintains his innocence" and will fight the latest charges. Fitzgerald said the case concerns an Oct. 5, 2016, New York Times article that two separate teams of prosecutors investigated during Trump's first administration. Both teams decided not to bring charges, he said. He also welcomed U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden's decision to unseal the case. Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. Catch up quick: Trump fired Comey in 2017 amid the FBI's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election. His dismissal led to the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel, tasked with uncovering any links to Russian interference in the election. Mueller's investigation report — released in 2019 — documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election but did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russia. Zoom out: The charges were made public the same day as a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully fired Comey's daughter, Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who worked on cases involving Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jeffrey Epstein . Go deeper: What to know about James Comey and his history with President Trump Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details throughout.

Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday slammed his new charges from the Trump administration. “Well, they’re back, again. It would almost be funny if it weren’t such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice, one that we cannot become numb to. Nothing’s changed with me,” Comey said Monday in a video posted to...

Ex-FBI Director James Comey has been charged with federal crimes for actions he took in distributing national defense information to an individual not entitled to receive it, marking the third case filed by Department of Justice prosecutors against him. The post Ex-FBI Director James Comey Charged with Federal Crimes in New Case appeared first on Breitbart .

The U.S. Justice Department has charged former FBI Director James Comey with federal crimes for a third time, saying he allegedly leaked information.

Comey, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, accused of leaking information related to US national defense The justice department charged former FBI director James Comey on Monday with two counts of leaking information related to national defense, the third time the Trump administration has filed criminal charges against one of Donald Trump’s most despised foes. The charges, filed in federal court in Washington DC, provide few details about what Comey is alleged to have leaked. The government alleges that the former FBI director leaked the information in 2016 and conspired with an unnamed person to give the information to a national news outlet. Continue reading...

The Justice Department is working to bring a third criminal case against former FBI director James Comey, court records show. He said, "I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid of these people and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary." CBS News legal analyst Jessica Levinson has more.

The US Justice Department accused former FBI Director James Comey of illegally directing the sharing of secret national defense information 10 years ago, according to a court filing unsealed on Monday.

Former FBI Director James Comey is facing his third federal indictment in just under two years after the Justice Department charged him with unlawfully sharing national defense information and conspiring to disclose it, according to a court filing made public Monday. The two-count criminal indictment, filed in the District of Columbia, alleges Comey knowingly and […]

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged by federal prosecutors with transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information. NBC News’ Ryan Reilly explains the charges.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged again by the Justice Department (DOJ) for allegedly disclosing sensitive national defense information in 2016, according to newly unsealed court documents. Comey was charged with two counts of transmitting information and conspiring to transmit information related to national defense matters on Oct. 5, but a federal judge...

The Justice Department filed a two-count criminal information accusing James Comey of communicating national defense information and conspiracy.

Comey was last charged in April for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump’s life in a social media post.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally charged for the third time by the Justice Department, this time on accusations that he leaked a sensitive national security document, according to a court filing unsealed Monday.

The Department of Justice has charged former FBI Director James Comey with transmitting national defense information and conspiring to do so in connection with an alleged 2016 disclosure to The New York Times, according to court documents unsealed Monday. Prosecutors charged Comey on October 5 with a criminal information rather than a grand jury indictment, and ...

Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade. A judicial ruling finding her dismissal unlawful adds to concerns of politically motivated firings at the DOJ.

Maurene Comey was abruptly fired in July 2025 from her job as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. She sued the DOJ over her firing, claiming it was unlawful.

A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration’s firing of Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor and daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful. Maurene Comey was abruptly fired from the Justice Department in July 2025, which she claimed came without any notice or explanation and was due to a vendetta against […]