Former FBI director James Comey hit with third set of charges under Trump

BREAKINGBREAKING, Comey, who was fired during Trump’s first term, has been accused of unlawfully divulging national security informationPublished On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is facing a third set of criminal charges under the administration of United States President Donald Trump.On Monday, sealed documents came to light showing that the Trump administration accused Comey of two counts related to the unlawful dissemination of “information related to national defence”.Comey, a high-profile Trump critic, has not been indicted in the case. He has denied any wrongdoing.But it is the third time the Trump administration has sought to level a criminal case against the former FBI director since the president returned to office in January 2025.In a video on the online platform Substack, Comey once again denounced the Trump administration’s attempts to prosecute him as a campaign of political retribution.“Well, now they’re back again. it would almost be funny if it weren’t such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice, one that we cannot become numb to,” Comey said.“Nothing’s changed with me. I’m still innocen...