The criminal complaint against James Comey alleges a leak of classified information occurred on October 5, 2016.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026
The sources support the core allegation that Comey leaked classified information to a New York Times reporter in October 2016, with the article dated Oct. 5, 2016 and the alleged transmission around Oct. 4-5.
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… 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 interference and trying to stop election interference and working with the FBI, and they say that was a leak of classified information, and they said it also constitutes espionage, so that the statute of limitations, which is normally five years, should be extended to …
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Contradicts. CBS states Comey 'has not been indicted by a grand jury or charged by criminal complaint' and was instead targeted through a criminal information filing, contradicting the 'criminal complaint' label.[3]
Supports. Reuters reports the criminal information charges Comey with transmitting and conspiring to transmit national defense information, alleging he shared classified information with a New York Times reporter in October 2016.[1]
Supports. Court filings say the Times article was published Oct. 5, 2016, and prosecutors allege the leak occurred around Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 of that year.[3][4][5]
Context. The criminal information was filed October 5, 2026 (not 2016) and unsealed October 26, 2026, to preserve the statute of limitations; the date the post gave for the filing is a different event from the alleged 2016 leak.[1][2]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Ex-FBI chief Comey faces third prosecution attempt by Trump Justice Departmentreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Ex-FBI Director Comey's lawyers will ask judge to block ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3DOJ takes steps to charge James Comey againcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Trump DOJ Accuses James Comey of Leaking Classified ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5DOJ seeks to charge Comey with conspiring to disclose ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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