Justice Department files a third criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey over alleged leak of classified information
Federal prosecutors filed two felony charges against James Comey in October 2026, unsealed on October 26, alleging he authorized disclosure of classified information to The New York Times in 2016. The charges relate to a Times article about Yahoo adapting its spam filter to accommodate FBI surveillance requests. Comey denies the allegations.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Politico
NBC News
New York Times
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Politicofirst
- NBC News+13.0 h
- New York Times+20.2 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
All three report the same unsealed charges; Politico adds the Yahoo spam-filter article detail and the two felony counts, while NBC and the Times lead with the third prosecution and Comey's denial.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Justice Department charges James Comey with sharing classified information - Politico”
“DOJ Charges Former FBI Director James Comey for Third Time”
“Justice Department Charges James Comey for the Third Time”
4 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Comey denies all allegations
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