{"id":11605,"date":"2026-10-26T23:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11605"},"modified":"2026-10-26T23:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:27:03","slug":"former-fbi-director-james-comey-hit-with-third-set-of-charges-under-trump-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11605","title":{"rendered":"Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is facing a third set of criminal charges under the administration of United States President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

On Monday, sealed documents came to light showing that the Trump administration has accused Comey of two counts related to the unlawful dissemination of \u201cinformation related to national defence\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Comey, a high-profile Trump critic, has not been indicted in the case. He has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

But it is the third time the Trump administration has sought to level criminal charges against the former FBI director since the president returned to office in January 2025.<\/p>\n

In an October court filing<\/a>, prosecutors accuse Comey of ordering his FBI colleagues to leak information to the news media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant [Comey] through one or more co-conspirators directed Individual #1 to disclose national defence information to a reporter for a national news publication,\u201d the court filing reads.<\/p>\n

In a video published on the online platform Substack, Comey once again denounced the Trump administration\u2019s attempts to prosecute him as a campaign of political retribution.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, now they\u2019re back again. It would almost be funny if it weren\u2019t such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice, one that we cannot become numb to,\u201d Comey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing\u2019s changed with me. I\u2019m still innocent, and I\u2019m still not afraid of these people, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comey also noted that Trump is only midway through his second term, and he hinted that he expects more criminal charges to come his way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next couple years are going to be hard for all of us,\u201d Comey added. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that we stand straight and keep the faith in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest charges pertain to a New York Times article from October 5, 2016, which describes how the email platform Yahoo was ordered to scan traffic on its site for a specific computer signature allegedly tied to a \u201cterrorist\u201d organisation.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors have accused Comey of directing sensitive information to be disclosed to the reporter on that story, Charlie Savage.<\/p>\n

In a statement released to news media, Comey\u2019s defence lawyer Pat Fitzgerald framed the charges as feeble, claiming that the government had already investigated the matter twice before.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth times the Government determined that no charges should be brought against anyone,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald pointed out that government prosecutors had not sought an indictment, which involves presenting charges to a grand jury that must then choose whether to approve the criminal charges.<\/p>\n

Instead, they are seeking to charge Comey through a process called a \u201ccriminal information\u201d, which allows prosecutors to bypass a grand jury.<\/p>\n

\u201cTen years after the article was published, the Government filed an \u2018Information\u2019 against Mr Comey that was not approved by a judge nor issued by a grand jury,\u201d Fitzgerald said. \u201cIt purports to charge Mr Comey with crimes that he did not commit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Federal Judge Trevor McFadden, from the US District Court in Washington, DC, is overseeing the case. He is a Trump appointee.<\/p>\n

Trump has long sought the prosecution of Comey, whom he fired from the role of FBI director in 2017, during his first term as president.<\/p>\n

Comey had been FBI head since 2013. But his dismissal came as the FBI investigated the possibility of collusion between Russia and Trump\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign, a probe that Trump has repeatedly denounced as a \u201choax\u201d.<\/p>\n

Following Trump\u2019s second inauguration in 2025, his administration has sought the prosecution of several of the president\u2019s critics, including Comey.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, Trump appeared to request that then-Attorney General Pam Bondi look into Comey and other perceived political adversaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam \u201cShifty\u201d Schiff, Leticia???\u201d Trump wrote to Bondi in a social media post<\/a>, referencing the former FBI director, a Democratic senator and New York Attorney General Letitia James. \u201cThey\u2019re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump concluded his post by telling Bondi not to \u201cdelay any longer\u201d before pursuing the three critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cJUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Five days later, on September 25 of that year, Comey was indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a legislative proceeding.<\/p>\n

The case was ultimately dismissed on the basis that the prosecutor in charge, Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed.<\/p>\n

A second indictment came on April 28. In that case, the Trump administration accused Comey of threatening the president by posting a photo on social media of seashells, arranged to form the message \u201c86 47\u201d.<\/p>\n

Forty-seven is a reference to Trump, the 47th president, and \u201c86\u201d is a rhyming word for \u201cnix\u201d, common in the service industry as code for throwing out a dish or customer.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration, however, has argued that \u201c86\u201d implies violence. That case is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Monday, before the third set of charges was revealed, a federal judge in a separate case ruled that Comey\u2019s daughter, former assistant US attorney Maurene Comey, had been unlawfully fired last year under Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n

The younger Comey has maintained her termination was retaliation against her father. The court ruled she was entitled to \u201cretroactive reinstatement\u201d and backpay.<\/p>\n

James Comey has denied all accusations of criminal wrongdoing, and his legal team has sought to have the latest set of charges dismissed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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