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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 · 69 stories · 982 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 11, 2024

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

22 of 30 stories this year

Secret Service agents question Comey about his Trump social media post · 19 articles, May 16Ex-FBI Director James Comey under investigation for post seen as a potential threat to Trump's life · 48 articles, May 16Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction' · 5 articles, May 20FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources · 18 articles, Jul 9Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction · 174 articles, Sep 24Newly appointed US Attorney will attempt to charge James Comey: Sources · 22 articles, Sep 24Trump escalates retribution campaign with charges against Comey and threats against liberal groups · 11 articles, Sep 26Comey’s son-in-law, a federal prosecutor, resigns after indictment · 8 articles, Sep 26Trump says ‘there will be others’ prosecuted after Comey · 5 articles, Sep 26Ex-FBI Director James Comey to be arraigned after Trump called for his prosecution · 31 articles, Oct 8Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress · 46 articles, Oct 8Veteran defense lawyer turned judge oversees case against ex-FBI Director Comey · 11 articles, Oct 8James Comey asks judge to dismiss federal charges claiming ‘vindictive’ case and unlawful appointment of prosecutor · 22 articles, Oct 20Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe · 9 articles, Nov 5Judge hears challenge to Trump's appointment of prosecutor in James Comey and Letitia James cases · 18 articles, Nov 13Judge says 'missteps' in James Comey case could result in charges against him being dismissed · 6 articles, Nov 17Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 18 articles, Nov 17Justice Department admits grand jury did not review final Comey indictment · 21 articles, Nov 17Judge orders grand jury material to be given to Comey, citing "disturbing pattern" of DOJ missteps · 7 articles, Nov 17Former FBI Director James Comey seeks to have indictment dismissed due to vindictive prosecution · 14 articles, Nov 19Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed · 106 articles, Nov 24Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey · 9 articles, Dec 7
The firing of Maurene Comey, a prosecutor on the Epstein cases, and her lawsuit

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Maurene Comey, federal prosecutor on Epstein and ‘Diddy’ cases, fired · 68 articles, Jul 16'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues · 5 articles, Jul 17Former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey sues Trump administration over her firing · 22 articles, Sep 15Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey · 6 articles, Dec 2

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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 else9 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Sep 25DOJ seeks to indict former FBI Director James Comey15 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. May 16DNI Gabbard: Comey Should Be 'Put Behind Bars' for 'Issuing a Hit' on Trump1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Feb 26FBI investigating claims of Comey-era 'honeypot' operation against Trump 2016 campaign: report6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 6 right

Stories that name James Comey

  1. Dec 4– 5Grand jury declines to indict NY Attorney General Letitia James for a 2nd time38 articles · 33 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 1– 2Appeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey44 articles · 34 independent sources
    5 left, 13 center, 10 right
  3. Oct 9– 10New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says87 articles · 52 independent sources
    14 left, 15 center, 8 right
  4. Oct 7Attorney General Bondi will face Senate questions over political pressure on Justice Department17 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right
  5. Aug 5– 6House Oversight chair issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons50 articles · 40 independent sources
    6 left, 17 center, 4 right
  6. Jul 9– 16Trump says Bondi should release 'credible' Epstein files43 articles · 19 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 7 right