A federal prosecutor hinted during a Washington court hearing that the Justice Department may pursue additional charges against James B. Comey, the former FBI director, over alleged 2016 leaks of classified information. The comments came before Judge Trevor N.
McFadden, a Trump appointee, who is weighing Mr. Comey’s motion to dismiss the Espionage Act charges. Prosecutors used a criminal information rather than a grand jury indictment, a move Mr. Comey’s lawyers argue let the statute of limitations expire. Dustin Farahnak, the prosecutor, asked the judge for more time to present evidence to a grand jury, suggesting new events from April 2017 may be included.
Judge McFadden expressed skepticism, quipping that even ham sandwiches are harder to indict than prosecutors claim. Former federal prosecutor Sarah Krissoff called the case “absurd,” noting investigators waited until October 2026 to act. The charges stem from a 2016 New York Times article alleging Mr. Comey directed an FBI official to share classified information with a reporter. Mr. Comey has denied wrongdoing and vowed to fight the case, calling it an “appalling abuse” of the Justice Department.
The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted Mr. Comey, who remains a vocal critic of the president.
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