Caption: The family of former FBI Director James Comey arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia on April 29, 2026 in Alexandria, Virginia
(AFP) – Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with leaking national defence information, marking the third criminal case brought against the outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump.

In a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday, Comey is accused of communicating the information in October 2016, while he was head of the FBI, to a “person not entitled to receive it.”
Comey was previously charged in September last year with making false statements to Congress, but a federal judge threw out the case.
In April, Comey was indicted again, this time for allegedly threatening Trump’s life in an Instagram post.

Comey was charged in September of last year with making false statements to Congress but a federal judge throw out the case.
In April Comey was indicted again, this time for allegedly threatening Trump’s life in an Instagram post.
