US Justice Department Files New Charges Against James Comey Over 2016 Leak Allegation

The US Justice Department has filed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey over allegations that he directed staff to share classified information with a reporter in October 2016. The case concerns memos Comey wrote about private conversations with then-President-elect Donald Trump. Prosecutors allege that details containing sensitive national security information were passed to a media outlet. Comey said the indictment was an abuse of the Justice Department. His lawyers argued that the allegations had previously been investigated and did not warrant criminal charges.

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