Summary
A newly unsealed federal charging document accuses former FBI Director James Comey of directing the disclosure of national defense information to a reporter in October 2016. Comey faces charges of participating in the transmission of that information and conspiring to transmit it; the case had been under seal since early October.Key Facts
- The Justice Department made the charging document public on Monday.
- Prosecutors allege Comey directed the disclosure through one or more co-conspirators.
- The alleged disclosure involved national defense information and a reporter.
- The alleged conduct took place in October 2016.
- Comey is charged with participating in the transmission of national defense information.
- He is also charged with conspiracy to transmit national defense information.
- The article says this is the third time the Trump administration has charged Comey.
