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James Comey

Arcs in the news about James Comey from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 72 stories · 985 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 11, 2024

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All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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The Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey

8 of 30 stories this year

James Comey subpoenaed over role in 2017 Russia intel assessment · 23 articles, Mar 19Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again in probe over online post officials call a Trump threat · 102 articles, Apr 28Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others, defense lawyers allege · 73 articles, Jul 27Former FBI Dir. James Comey defends his seashells post as he seeks to dismiss federal charges · 5 articles, Jul 27'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say · 19 articles, Aug 19Justice Department attempts to distance Attorney General Todd Blanche from Comey’s ‘8647’ seashell threat indictment · 7 articles, Aug 19Longtime friend to Trump foe James Comey subpoenaed in new leak investigation · 15 articles, Aug 31James Comey seashells case delayed until early 2027 · 5 articles, Sep 25

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2024124 articles20251039 articles2026296 articles

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May 19, 20251115
Jul 7, 202545930
Jul 14, 20257171098
Aug 4, 2025617448
Sep 15, 202544121
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Oct 6, 2025173313183
Oct 20, 2025111421
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Nov 10, 202525316
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Nov 24, 202592215100
Dec 1, 202511201192
Jan 5, 202612211
Mar 2, 20261327
Mar 16, 202613623
Apr 27, 202610161396
Jul 27, 2026411676
Aug 3, 20260158
Aug 10, 20260101
Aug 17, 202625225
Aug 31, 202611515
Sep 21, 20262237

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else3 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about James Comey that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 5– 6White House declassifies info on secret FBI probe into Trump's firing of Comey8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 5 right
  2. Mar 6Lindsey Halligan, a Trump-appointed former acting U.S. attorney, faces investigation by Florida Bar8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right

Stories that name James Comey

  1. Jan 7Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's still serving as U.S. attorney after previous ruling against her11 articles · 7 independent sources
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