# Ex-FBI chief James Comey faces federal charges for a third time

https://mins.news/en/item/116696

- BBC News, 2026-10-27 02:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckly0xqjnlwvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Federal prosecutors have moved to charge former FBI Director James Comey with leaking national defence information. His lawyers say the case concerns an alleged 2016 disclosure of classified information to The New York Times. Comey denies wrongdoing and has filed to have the charges dismissed.

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