Donald Trump Falls to Another Low

The Comey Charge

James Comey has been charged a third time, now under the Espionage Act.

Two counts. Unlawfully transmitting national defense information to someone not authorised to receive it, and conspiracy to do the same. Each carries up to ten years.

The filing is three pages. It does not name the reporter, the publication, the alleged co-conspirators, or the information said to have been disclosed. Prosecutors say Comey sought to correct inaccurate reporting by directing the release of material contained in an intelligence community document. Reporting suggests it concerns the New York Times.

The date is the part to notice.

The document was filed under seal on 5 October 2026, which is ten years to the day after the alleged disclosure in October 2016. The limitations period on that offence is ten years.

So it was filed on the last day it could be filed at all.

It became public on 26 October, three weeks later, and not because the Justice Department announced it. Comey’s own lawyers asked the court to unseal it.