The US Department of Justice indicted James Comey for the third time For the third time in the second term of Donald Trump's presidency, US federal prosecutors attacked James Comey, the former head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with criminal charges. The case relates to the alleged disclosure of sensitive national defense information to The New York Times in October 2016, when Comey was FBI director. On Monday, Comey denied the allegations and called the Justice Department's action a shocking abuse. He previously faced two legal cases, one of which was closed and the other is still ongoing.