James Comey

Force in Play

Charged a third time in October 2026 over a 2016 leak of a classified document; the North Carolina threat case from April 2026 remains pending

The Justice Department brought a third criminal case against James Comey on October 26, 2026, accusing him of leaking a classified document to a reporter in 2016. Prosecutors filed it as a criminal information, a charging document signed without a grand jury vote, while they work toward an indictment in Washington.

Updated Nov 2

Rule Changes

Separately facing a Trump administration prosecution attempt

A federal judge ruled on October 26 that the Justice Department illegally fired Maurene Comey, a career prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. Judge Jesse Furman ordered back pay from her July 16, 2025 termination through December 20, 2025, and the department says it will appeal.

Updated Oct 28