The Department of Justice filed a criminal complaint against James Comey on October 5, 2026.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026
Multiple sources, including Reuters, NPR, NBC, Vox, CNBC and the CourtListener docket, report that the DOJ filed charging papers against Comey on October 5, 2026, sealed until October 26.
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… Then I want to talk about the breaking news before we went live. The Trump regime filed this completely frivolous information. They didn't even get an indictment. They basically filed a felony complaint against James Comey, the former FBI director, and they filed it apparently under seal on October 5th, which was ten years after the alleged act that they're saying was the crime. And they're saying that back on October 5 of 2016, that the FBI and they don't really say he did it, but he said he must have been a part of it leak to the press that Yahoo, you know, like the media company Yahoo, was improving their security for election …
The MeidasTouch Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports the criminal information against Comey was filed on October 5 and unsealed on October 26 at the request of Comey's lawyers.[1]
Supports. NPR and CNBC report the DOJ filed the case against Comey on October 5 and that the judge granted sealing that same day.[3][4]
Supports. The CourtListener docket shows a sealed information against James Comey entered October 5, 2026 (1:26-cr-00229, D.D.C.).[5]
Supports. Courthouse News describes the document filed October 5 as a criminal complaint, matching the claim's wording.[6]
Contradicts. UPI states there is no formal criminal complaint against Comey and that the DOJ filed a criminal information, which conflicts with the claim's specific instrument name.[7]
Context. The DOJ described the filing as a 'waiverless criminal information' meant to toll the statute of limitations, and Comey's lawyers dispute its validity.[2][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Ex-FBI chief Comey faces third prosecution attempt by Trump Justice Departmentreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2prosecute James Comey - Trump administrationapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3DOJ brings criminal charges against former FBI Director ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4DOJ charges ex-FBI Director James Comey in new casecnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5United States v. COMEY, 1:26-cr-00229courtlistener.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Former FBI Director James Comey faces new criminal case in DCcourthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7James Comey in court to seek Trump administration charges droppedupi.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 8Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged in third criminal case from Trump adminusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
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