Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged for the third time with federal offenses, as revealed in a recently unsealed court filing in Washington, D.C. The latest charges accuse Comey of knowingly sharing national defense information with an unauthorized individual and conspiring with others to break laws governing the disclosure of such information. According to the charging document, Comey allegedly instructed an unidentified co-conspirator to provide classified details to a national news reporter, linked to an October 5, 2016, disclosure to The New York Times.

Comey’s legal team is actively seeking to dismiss the new case, arguing the statute of limitations of ten years has expired regarding the alleged events. They also claim previous investigations by two separate U.S. Attorneys over the past decade declined to pursue charges. The Department of Justice initially filed the information on October 5 under seal, citing concerns it could interfere with ongoing investigations, but the court later agreed to unseal the document at Comey’s lawyers' request.

This development comes shortly after a federal judge ruled that the DOJ had wrongfully terminated Maurene Comey, James Comey’s daughter, from her assistant U.S. attorney position last year. James Comey responded publicly via Substack, condemning the DOJ’s repeated attempts to charge him as an abuse of power while reaffirming his innocence and commitment to fighting the charges. He emphasized the personal toll of these cases but expressed determination to uphold faith in the judicial system and America’s values.

Alongside this latest case, Comey is also contesting a North Carolina indictment accusing him of threatening former President Donald Trump’s life through an Instagram post and has previously prevailed in dismissing an indictment regarding alleged false testimony before Congress. These ongoing legal battles reflect the intensified scrutiny Comey has faced since being fired by Trump in 2017, amid a contentious relationship with the former president and his allies in the DOJ.