Politics · Published October 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM CDT

DOJ Charges Former FBI Director James Comey for a Third Time

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What everyone agrees on

The Justice Department charged James Comey for the third time.
The charges include two counts: transmitting national defense information and conspiracy to transmit it.
The case relates to an alleged 2016 leak of information to The New York Times.
Comey is a former FBI director.

Each fact above was reported by outlets on the left, center and right.

How each side framed it

Left-leaning outlets · 12

Left-leaning outlets emphasized Comey's history as a critic of President Trump, noted his legal team's response disputing the charges, and highlighted procedural details such as the use of a charging document instead of a grand jury.

Center-leaning outlets · 5

Center-leaning outlets focused on the basic facts of the charges, noting this was the third attempt by the Justice Department to prosecute Comey.

Right-leaning outlets · 6

Right-leaning outlets emphasized the specific legal language used in the charging filing and the number of prosecution attempts against Comey within a short timeframe.

Still disputed

Left-leaning outlets reported that Comey's lawyers called the case invalid and said it concerned a matter already investigated without charges; other sides did not mention this.
Some left-leaning outlets noted the DOJ bypassed a grand jury in filing the charges; this detail was not reported by center or right outlets.

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