Justice Department indicts former FBI Director James Comey again
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“The Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time, sources familiar with the matter told The Post Tuesday.”
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Multiple web search results, including those citing CNN, Fox News, and CBS News, report that the Department of Justice has indicted James Comey, and that this would be the second such indictment under the Trump administration. The sources are independent news outlets reporting the same event.
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— James Brien Comey Jr. (; born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer who was the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his termination in May 2017.
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— On September 25, 2025, James Comey, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on two counts: one charge of making a false stateme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_James_Comey
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— James Comey, the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was fired by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. Comey had been criticized in 2016 for his handling of the FBI's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_James_Comey
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“Comey, 65, was initially indicted on Sept. 25 last year on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice, only for a federal judge to throw out the case two months later on the grounds that then-interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed to her position and “had no lawful authority” to secure the indictment.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Comey was indicted on charges of making a false statement and obstruction. While the specific date (Sept. 25, 2025) and the details regarding Lindsey Halligan's lack of authority are present in the evidence, the core facts—the indictment on those charges and the subsequent legal challenge—are reported by multiple sources, establishing corroboration.
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— On September 25, 2025, James Comey, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on two counts: one charge of making a false stateme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_James_Comey
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— James Brien Comey Jr. (; born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer who was the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his termination in May 2017.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
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— Lindsey Robyn Michelle Halligan (born July 21, 1989) is an American attorney who unlawfully represented the federal government as interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Halligan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Halligan
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“The earlier case hinged on an exchange Comey had with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a Sept. 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, during which the former FBI director denied authorizing leaks to media outlets related to the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation and a separate probe into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server to store sensitive emails.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the indictment relates to Comey's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2020. The sources specifically mention the exchange with Ted Cruz regarding whether Comey authorized leaks related to both the Trump-Russia and Hillary Clinton investigations.
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— James Comey, the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was fired by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. Comey had been criticized in 2016 for his handling of the FBI's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal_of_James_Comey
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— James Brien Comey Jr. (; born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer who was the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his termination in May 2017.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
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— On September 25, 2025, James Comey, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on two counts: one charge of making a false stateme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_James_Comey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_James_Comey
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“On May 3rd, 2017, in this committee, Chairman [Chuck] Grassley asked you point blank, ‘Have you ever been an anonymous source in news reports about matters relating to the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation?’ You responded under oath, ‘Never.’”
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The specific details of Chairman Grassley asking if Comey was an anonymous source, and Comey responding 'Never,' are cited in the claim. While the general topic (Comey's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding anonymous sources) is covered in the evidence, the precise quote and context of Grassley's question and Comey's 'Never' response are not independently corroborated by multiple distinct sources in the provided evidence set.
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— Huma Mahmood Abedin (born July 28, 1975) is an American political staffer who was chief of staff to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Abedin served as vice chair of Clinton's campaign f…
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— The Arctic Frost investigation, widely reported as the fake-elector investigation at the time, was a joint federal investigation opened in April 2022 involving the FBI, DOJ Office of Inspector General…
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— During her tenure as the United States secretary of state, Hillary Clinton used a private email server for official public communications rather than using official State Department email accounts mai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controve…
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“He then asked you, ‘Have you ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton administration?’ You responded again under oath, ‘No.’”
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Multiple web search results confirm the sequence of questions and answers. Specifically, sources report that after the question about being an anonymous source, Grassley asked if Comey had authorized *someone else* at the FBI to be an anonymous source, and Comey responded 'No.' This sequence is reported by multiple independent sources.
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— President Trump formally dismissed Comey on May 9, 2017, fewer than 4 years into his 10-year term as Director of the FBI.On May 10, Comey sent a letter to FBI staff in which he said, "I have long beli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
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— “He then asked you, ‘Have you ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton administration?’ You responded again under …
https://www.thefrank.com/article/comey-responds-to-indictmen…
https://www.thefrank.com/article/comey-responds-to-indictmen…
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— In May 2017, Senator Grassley asked Comey directly whether he had ever authorized someone at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump or Clinton investigations. Comey answered…
https://www.wichitaliberty.org/politics/summary-of-james-b-c…
https://www.wichitaliberty.org/politics/summary-of-james-b-c…
“The Texas Republican then noted that Comey’s responses to Grassley (R-Iowa) appeared to be at odds with comments made by former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who Cruz said “publicly and repeatedly stated that he leaked information to the Wall Street Journal and that you were directly aware of it and that you directly authorized it.””
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The claim attributes specific statements—that Comey's testimony contradicted McCabe's alleged leaks and that Comey was aware of/authorized it—to Sen. Ted Cruz. While the evidence confirms Cruz questioned Comey regarding leaks and testimony, the precise formulation of the contradiction and the specific details attributed to McCabe's alleged leaks are only detailed in the claim itself and are not independently corroborated by multiple distinct sources in the evidence set.
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— Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Patty Murray (since 1993) and Maria Cantwell (since 2001) making it one of only four states alongside Minnesota, Nevada and New Hampshire to have two female U.S…
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— The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress. As of March 2026, there are 53 Republican…
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— Senate approval is required to pass any federal legislation. The Constitution provides several unique functions for the Senate that form its ability to "checks and balances" the powers of other elemen…
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“To which Comey responded, “I can only speak to my testimony. I stand by the testimony you summarized that I gave in May of 2017.””
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The claim reports Comey's statement that he stands by his May 2017 testimony. While the evidence confirms Comey's testimony occurred in May 2017 and that he addressed the issue, the specific quote or summary of him stating that he 'stands by' the testimony is not independently corroborated by multiple distinct sources in the evidence set.
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— – James Comey – May 3 2017. I do not fully grasp Comey’s decision to leak. I have already noted I question his answer that he did so in response to the President’s tweet on “tapes”.COMEY: Potentially.…
https://themarketswork.com/2017/06/12/james-comey-questions-…
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— James Brien Comey Jr. is an American lawyer who was the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until his termination in May 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey
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— A transcript of Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.COMEY: By his own account, he said he was rough on McCabe and Mrs. McCabe on the campaign trail. How is he going to be? I sha…
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/full-text-james-co…
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/08/full-text-james-co…
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