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Judge puts off decision in Comey case

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 4 developments

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge put off a decision Friday on whether to dismiss a placeholder criminal case filed against former FBI Director James Comey, giving the Justice Department an opportunity to pursue an indictment over claims of a decade-old news media leak.

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    Judge puts off decision in Comey case

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. Just the News

    Trump DOJ charges James Comey with transmission of national defense information in third case (opens Just the News)

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    A grand jury has not indicted Comey on the latest charges, but the case has been playing out under seal since Oct. 5, and Comey's defense attorneys sought to have the charges dismissed last week.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Walt Disney Television News – George Stephanopoulos sits down with former FBI director James Comey for an exclusive interview that will air during a primetime “20/20” special on Sunday, April 15, 2018 on the Walt Disney Television Network.

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Comey Faces Two New Federal Charges (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Former FBI Director James Comey faces a third federal case, involving allegations of transmitting national defense information and conspiring to do so. Comey has denied wrongdoing, and his attorneys have sought to dismiss the case; he has not been indicted in it, according to NBC News.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey for third time (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally charged by the Justice Department for the third time. Comey is charged over allegedly leaking a sensitive national security document when he was FBI director in October 2016, according to court records made public Mo…

  5. KAAL Rochester

    Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information. The former FBI director’s lawyers immediately dismissed the effort as invalid and outside the time limit for when the Justice Department can file a case.

  6. Revolver News

  7. Legal Insurrection

    DOJ Charges Comey With Transmitting National Defense Information (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    The news comes a few hours after a judge ruled that the DOJ illegally fired his daughter Maurene Comey. The post DOJ Charges Comey With Transmitting National Defense Information first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Former FBI Director James Comey faces new criminal case in DC (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The case marks the third federal case against Comey, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against perceived political enemies since his return to the White House.

  9. Forbes

    James Comey Charged Again: DOJ Claims He Mishandled National Defense Info (opens Forbes)

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    Comey was last charged in April for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump’s life in a social media post.

  10. Financial Times

    US charges ex-FBI chief James Comey with leaking national defence information (opens Financial Times)

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    Move marks third time he has faced criminal allegations from the Trump administration

  11. Axios

    James Comey charged again by the DOJ (opens Axios)

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    Former FBI director James Comey is facing new federal charges, according to a charging document made public on Monday. Why it matters: The charges mark the third time the Trump administration has charged Comey.

  12. BNO News

    James Comey charged with leaking national defense information (opens BNO News)

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    Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with unlawfully sharing national defense information and conspiring to leak it to a reporter, according to a federal court filing. He denied wrongdoing and called the prosecution an “appalling abuse” of the Justice Department.

  13. Fox News

    DOJ seeks to prosecute Comey over alleged national defense disclosure (opens Fox News)

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    The Justice Department filed a two-count criminal information accusing James Comey of communicating national defense information and conspiracy.

  14. Fox News

    James Comey faces new DOJ case over alleged national defense disclosure (opens Fox News)

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    The Justice Department filed a two-count criminal information accusing James Comey of communicating national defense information and conspiracy.

  15. The Hill

    DOJ charges Comey for third time (opens The Hill)

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    Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged again by the Justice Department for allegedly disclosing sensitive national defense information in 2016, according to newly unsealed court documents. Comey was charged with two counts on Oct.

  16. MS Now

    Former FBI Director James Comey faces new federal criminal charges in D.C. (opens MS Now)

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    Federal prosecutors accuse Comey of unlawfully disclosing national defense information to a reporter in 2016.

  17. New York Post

    Ex-FBI Director James Comey facing charges for third time by Trump admin (opens New York Post)

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    Prosecutors accuse Comey of “knowingly and wittingly” transmitting national defense information as well as conspiring to do so in a “criminal information” filing made in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

  18. The Daily Caller

    James Comey Indicted Over Alleged National Security Leak To Reporter (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘It would almost be funny’

  19. PBS NewsHour

    Trump administration charges former FBI Director James Comey for the third time (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for what it calls disclosing classified information, employing the unusual maneuver of bypassing a grand jury.

  20. Bloomberg

    DOJ Accuses Ex-FBI Director Comey of Sharing Defense Secrets (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US Justice Department accused former FBI Director James Comey of illegally directing the sharing of secret national defense information 10 years ago, according to a court filing unsealed on Monday.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Comey, who was fired during Trump's first term, has been accused of unlawfully divulging national security information

  22. NOTUS

    Justice Department Charges Comey A Third Time (opens NOTUS)

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    “It would almost be funny if it weren't such an appalling abuse” by the Justice Department, Comey said.

  23. The Western Journal

    Breaking: Comey Charged for Reportedly Leaking National Security Secrets in 2016 (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Department of Justice charged former FBI Director James Comey with alleged transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information, according to court documents made public […]

  24. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Former FBI director faces new attempt at prosecution from Trump administration (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    It would be the third criminal case that the Justice Department has brought against the longtime critic and foe of President Donald Trump.

  25. The Guardian

    Justice department charges ex-FBI director James Comey for third time (opens The Guardian)

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    Comey, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, accused of leaking information related to US national defense The justice department charged former FBI director James Comey on Monday with two counts of leaking information related to national defense, the third time the Trump administration has filed cri…

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