WashingtonProsecutors revived a closed 2016 leak case against Comey.
It is the third prosecution of James Comey under President Donald Trump’s administration.
A criminal information, filed this month and unsealed Monday, charges him with transmitting national defense information without an indictment.
A judge decides whether to dismiss the case, which Comey’s lawyers say was filed too late.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- The New York Times
- reports the charge as a criminal information over a 2016 leak, with Comey contesting it on grounds prosecutors waited too long
- The Independent
- quotes Comey's Instagram reply ("they're back again", "I'm still innocent") and his lawyers' petition to dismiss
- Al Jazeera Online
Sources: The New York Times, The Independent, Al Jazeera Online