Former FBI Director James Comey Under Investigation For Leaks To The New York Times And Washington Post

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "Russian Federation Efforts to Interfere in the 2016 U.S. Elections" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

FOX News: James Comey focus of FBI leak investigation, report says

The Justice Department is investigating whether then-FBI Director James Comey illegally leaked secret information concerning a Russian document to The New York Times and The Washington Post, the Times reported late Thursday.

The new review, which the Times downplayed as a possibly politically motivated probe, reportedly concerned a Russian intelligence document "claiming a tacit understanding between the Clinton campaign and the [Obama] Justice Department over the inquiry into whether she intentionally revealed classified information through her use of a private email server," as the Post described it in May 2017.

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WNU Editor: Others have gone to jail for doing far less. But here is the bottom line .... a former FBI Director is not going to be indicted.

More News On Former FBI Director James Comey Under Investigation For Leaking Secret Information To The Media

Justice Dept. Investigating Years-Old Leaks and Appears Focused on Comey -- The New York Times
NYT: Justice investigating alleged Comey leak of years-old classified info -- The Hill
DOJ investigating leaks on Russian document that influenced how Comey handled Clinton emails -- Washington Examiner

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