Trump Justice Department indicts former FBI chief James Comey again

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is renewing efforts to punish James Comey, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The former FBI director was charged with at least one criminal count, the network reported Tuesday afternoon. It wasn’t immediately clear what that charge (or charges) was, according to CNN.

Last year, attorneys for the DoJ working out of the Eastern District of Virginia brought charges against Comey for allegedly lying to Congress pertaining to whether he authorized leaks to the press about the investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign for president and Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of State. He denied the charges, which never went to trial. Comey denied those accusations at the time, and declined to comment to CNN on Tuesday regarding the new charges.

A judge tossed the case against him instead last fall, ruling that former White House staffer Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed to her role overseeing the Eastern District, making her actions as a prosecutor unlawful.

This is a breaking news report. More to follow.

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