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Former FBI director James Comey faces yet another indictment from the Department of Justice. This one may be more difficult to shake than the supposed "8647" threat against Donald Trump. In fact, this alleged violation actually precedes Trump's first term, according to the court filing, although that doesn't mean Trump isn't part of the case:QuoteFormer FBI Director James Comey has been charged by federal prosecutors with transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information.Comey and his team moved to dismiss the case last week, NBC News also reports, but apparently without success. The indictment under seal alleges that Comey transmitted national security information to "a person not entitled to receive it." The three-page indictment does not go into much detail. It alleges that Comey violated 18 USC 793, a statute that became very familiar during the investigation of Hillary Clinton's bathroom e-mail server. It is commonly known as the Espionage Act, but the statutes cover a lot more bad behavior than direct spying. It establishes the mishandling of sensitive information as a crime – which also came up in the Mar-a-Lago investigation run by Jack Smith as special counsel – and especially leaking such material to people not cleared to access it.That includes reporters, and the spare two-count indictment makes that allegation. It also alleges that Comey had help in laundering the leak:QuoteIn furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the objects thereof, on October 5, 2016, the defendant through one or more co-conspirators directed Individual #1 to disclose national defense information to a reporter for a national news publication. All in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 793(d) and (g).
Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged by federal prosecutors with transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information.
In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the objects thereof, on October 5, 2016, the defendant through one or more co-conspirators directed Individual #1 to disclose national defense information to a reporter for a national news publication. All in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 793(d) and (g).
