Justice Department charges James Comey a third time, and a judge delays ruling on dismissal

Summary

The Justice Department has charged former FBI Director James Comey for a third time, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Tuesday 27 October, TIME writing that Comey was charged twice before in investigations Comey has described as politically motivated and the LA Times that the effort is part of a series of politically charged investigative actions the department has undertaken in the run-up to the midterm elections. Comey's lawyers contend that the leak charges in question had twice been investigated by prosecutors during the first Trump administration, who did not recommend charges, the Inquirer reported, and Forbes wrote on 29 October that the department charged Comey with two counts of violating the Espionage Act. On Friday 30 October Comey's lawyers sought to have the third case tossed out, NBC News, the Inquirer and ABC News reported, NBC News writing that the attorneys contend it was not presented to a federal grand jury within the statute of limitations, and a federal judge put off a decision on whether to dismiss the placeholder criminal case, giving the Justice Department an opportunity to pursue an indictment over allegations of a decade-old news media leak, the Inquirer reported.

Latest: A federal judge put off a decision on whether to dismiss the placeholder criminal case against James Comey, giving the Justice Department an opportunity to pursue an indictment over allegations of a decade-old news media leak, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

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