James Comey charged in national defense information leak case
Former FBI Director James Comey is facing his third round of federal criminal charges in just under two years after the Justice Department charged him with unlawfully sharing national defense information and conspiring to disclose it, according to a court filing made public Monday.
TL;DR
- Former FBI Director James Comey faces a third round of federal criminal charges.
- The charges include unlawfully sharing and conspiring to disclose national defense information.
- The Justice Department unsealed a two-count criminal charging sheet on Monday.
- The indictment alleges Comey transmitted sensitive information to an unauthorized person on October 5, 2016.