They charged Comey again. This time it’s a criminal information out of D.C. — filed under seal October 5th — for KNOWINGLY communicating national defense information back in 2016 and conspiring to do it. Not a threat post. Not a seashell picture. Actual Espionage Act territory. Information relating to the national defense that he had reason to believe could injure the United States, handed off to someone not entitled to have it. Third set of charges. The earlier ones got tangled up in appointment issues and delay motions. This one is different. It was under seal until today. The same people who spent years telling us there was nothing there are now staring at a court document that says otherwise. Truth keeps moving. Even when they try to keep it sealed. It is a criminal information filed October 5, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:26-cr-00229-TNM) against James Brien Comey, Jr. What it charges It is labeled “CORRECTED COPY – CRIMINAL INFORMATION” and brings two counts under the Espionage Act (18 U.S.C. § 793(d)): Count One: On or about October 5, 2016, while lawfully possessing information relating to the national defense (and having reason to believe it could injure the U.S. or advantage a foreign nation), Comey knowingly communicated, delivered, or transmitted that information to a person not entitled to receive it. Count Two: Conspiracy (with others known and unknown) to violate § 793(d) by the same means, spanning from an unknown date not later than October 4, 2016, up to the filing date. Reporting indicates the allegations involve Comey, through one or more co-conspirators, directing the disclosure of national defense information to a reporter for a national news publication. The case was under seal until it surfaced publicly around October 26, 2026. Context This is the third set of federal criminal charges against Comey during the Trump administration: Eastern District of Virginia (2025) — false statements to Congress and obstruction (dismissed after a judge found the prosecutor was not lawfully appointed). Eastern District of North Carolina (2026) — threat charges stemming from a May 2025 Instagram post of seashells arranged as “86 47” (case delayed into 2027 while motions to dismiss are pending).