James Comey
Role at the time: Former FBI director and the defendant, in a video on his Substack newsletter
Denied
Statement summary
In a video posted after the charges were made public, Comey says nothing has changed for him, that he is still innocent, that he is not afraid of the people bringing the case and that he still believes in the independent federal judiciary.
“Nothing's changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid of these people, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary”
Open source (opens in a new tab)NBC News: James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration · NBC News
NBC News report on the unsealed charges, with statements from Comey, his lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald, a Justice Department spokesperson and former federal prosecutor Greg Rosen.
Why we used this label
The case concerns the Justice Department's new charges accusing Comey of causing national defense information to be disclosed to a reporter in 2016. Comey says he is still innocent, which denies the accusation.