DOJ charges ex-FBI Director James Comey in new case

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FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017.
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Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for the third time on federal criminal charges, according to a court filing made public Monday.

Comey is charged in the new case with knowingly communicating information related to national defense to a person not entitled to receive it. He also is charged with conspiring with others to violate the law against sharing such information.

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