{
  "id": 17271154,
  "title": "DOJ Seeks Grand Jury Indictment of Comey in Defense Secrets Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/doj-seeks-grand-jury-indictment-of-comey-in-defense-secrets-case",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:36:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/doj-seeks-grand-jury-indictment-of-comey-in-defense-secrets-case-11793385417059.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Justice Department is actively seeking a grand jury indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly sharing classified national defense information, according to a federal prosecutor's testimony in court on Friday. Special Assistant US Attorney Dustin Farahnak stated that the department is still diligently pursuing the grand jury process. Comey is accused of communicating the classified information to the New York Times in October 2016. The department filed a criminal information on the eve of the statute of limitations to toll the time limit for prosecution. Comey's legal team argues that the information is untimely, and an indictment must be filed within the 10-year statute. Farahnak informed Judge Trevor McFadden that the grand jury proceedings are ongoing and that the department possesses evidence of potential additional actions within the statute's timeframe, such as actions as recent as April 2017.",
  "summary": "The Justice Department is actively working to secure a grand jury indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly directing the sharing of secret national defense information, a federal prosecutor said in court Friday.",
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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."
}