The Trump administration filed a felony complaint against former FBI Director James Comey on October 5, 2026.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026
Multiple reliable sources, including Reuters, NBC, Vox and Courthouse News, report that the Justice Department filed felony charges against Comey on October 5, 2026, under seal, and that the charges are Espionage Act counts tied to his alleged October 5, 2016 disclosure.
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… across all these different countries that are spewing propaganda and controlling the algorithms and actually running the media, because everything they say is projection and confession. 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 …
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Supports. Vox and Yahoo report the criminal charging document was filed October 5, and NBC says the case has been under seal since Oct. 5.[2][3][4]
Supports. Courthouse News reports the Justice Department filed the criminal complaint on Oct. 5, requesting it remain under seal, and that the charges are felony counts under 18 U.S.C. Section 793.[5]
Supports. Reuters reports the Justice Department filed the charging document to stop the 10-year statute of limitations from expiring, charging Comey with transmitting and conspiring to transmit national defense information.[1]
Contradicts. The Freep reports a three-page court document was filed on Oct. 6 and unsealed Oct. 26, which conflicts with the October 5 filing date reported elsewhere.[6]
Context. Comey's lawyers have moved to dismiss the charges, and he has not been indicted in this case; the charges are a criminal information rather than an indictment.[1][3]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Ex-FBI chief Comey faces third prosecution attempt by Trump Justice Departmentreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administrationnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Why James Comey is getting charged again - Voxvox.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 4James Comey Hit With New Charges from Trump's DOJ - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Former FBI Director James Comey faces new criminal case in DCcourthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Ex-FBI Director Comey faces new felony charges. How he respondedfreep.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
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