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  "id": 16681119,
  "title": "Why DOJ's attempt to charge James Comey again is highly unusual",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/why-dojs-attempt-to-charge-james-comey-again-is-highly-unusual",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-dojs-attempt-charge-james-comey-again-highly-unusual/"
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  "summary": "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.",
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        "published": "2026-10-26T20:34:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US court rules daughter of Trump critic James Comey was illegally fired",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/us-court-rules-daughter-of-trump-critic-james-comey-was-illegally",
        "published": "2026-10-26T20:55:37.000Z"
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        "title": "Trump administration charges former FBI Director James Comey for the third time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-administration-charges-former-fbi-director-james-comey-for-the",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:01:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump enemy and former FBI chief James Comey charged for third time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-enemy-and-former-fbi-chief-james-comey-charged-for-third-time",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:30:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Former FBI Director James Comey faces new DOJ charges over alleged classified information leak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/former-fbi-director-james-comey-faces-new-doj-charges-over-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:33:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump administration tries to prosecute former FBI director James Comey for 3rd time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/trump-administration-tries-to-prosecute-former-fbi-director-james",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:52:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for third time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ex-fbi-chief-james-comey-faces-federal-charges-for-third-time",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:07:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-administration-attempting-to-prosecute-former-fbi-director",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:31:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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