James Comey Charged with Leaking National Defense Information
The DOJ has charged former FBI Director James Comey with transmitting national defense information in 2016, marking the third attempt to charge him. Critics call it a politically motivated 'lawfare' campaign.
What we know
Multiple sources broke the news simultaneously: Several accounts on X led with the court document, while the @FT confirmed the charges. Comey's attorney Pat Fitzgerald issued a statement reaffirming innocence. An account on X of Essential CT called it 'actual lawfare — intimidate and drown in paperwork. They don't need to win, just to make opposing him expensive.'
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