# The US Justice Department has charged former FBI director James Comey for a third time, accusing him of leaking national defence information. The case stems from an alleged disclosure of classified information to New York Times in 2016, while he was head of the FBI. A previous case over Comey’s Congressional testimony was dismissed last year. He faces a separate criminal charge where he is accused of threatening president Donald Trump. Comey maintains his innocence:
US Justice Department charges former FBI director Comey for a third time [SOUND]
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