Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
4 outlets (NPR, Axios, PBS NewsHour and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 4 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Comey”, “James”, “FBI”, “again”. Distinct wording: NPR uses “attempting” and “prosecute”; Axios uses “DOJ”; PBS NewsHour uses “charges”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NPR reports: “The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information. Comey's lawyers immediately dismissed the effort as invalid and outsid…”
- Axios reports: “Former FBI director James Comey is facing new federal charges, according to a charging document made public on Monday.Why it matters: The charges mark the third time the Trump administration has ch…”
- NBC News reports: “The former FBI director, a longtime target of President Donald Trump, hasn’t been indicted in the latest case.”
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- NPR: Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
- Axios: James Comey charged again by the DOJ
- PBS NewsHour: Trump administration charges former FBI Director James Comey for the third time
- NBC News: James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration
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