Trump DOJ Accuses James Comey of Leaking Classified Intel to New York Times in New Charges
The former FBI director's legal team says that the 2016 article has already been investigated twice and should be dismissed The post Trump DOJ Accuses James Comey of Leaking Classified Intel to New York Times in New Charges appeared first on TheWrap .
Federal prosecutors have once again accused former FBI Director James Comey of leaking classified information to the New York Times, according to court documents released on Monday. The legal team for Comey stated that these charges have already been investigated twice in the past, but no criminal charges resulted. The specific incident in question occurred around October 4 and 5, 2016, when a New York Times article was published.
The court documents allege that Comey knowingly and intentionally leaked national defense information to individuals who were not authorized to receive it. Comey responded to the allegations in an Instagram video, claiming his innocence and expressing frustration with what he called an "appalling abuse of the Department of Justice."
Comey's attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing that the case was improperly brought and that there is no evidence to support the claims. Both previous investigations concluded that no charges should be brought against Comey. His lawyers further argued that due to the passage of ten years since the article's publication and the judge's decision not to issue an indictment, the charges should be dismissed.
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