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Comey charged with violating the Espionage Act

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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said he was being charged by the Justice Department for the third time.

Comey is accused of violating the Espionage Act by leaking national defense information to a journalist in Oct. 2016.

'I'm still lucky to have an amazing family and an incredible group of lawyers that will stand up in court and fight the latest and whatever comes after this.'

“Well, they’re back. Again. It would almost be funny if it weren't such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice. One that we cannot become numb to," Comey said in a video on social media.

"Nothing's changed with me. I’m still innocent, I'm still not afraid of these people, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary," he added. "And I'm still lucky to have an amazing family and an incredible group of lawyers that will stand up in court and fight the latest and whatever comes after this."

He is being charged with two counts, one related to releasing the information to an unauthorized person and another for conspiring to do so.

"The Department filed a waiverless criminal information to toll the statute of limitations as it relates to allegations concerning former FBI Director Comey," a spokesperson for the DOJ said.

"Filing a criminal information to toll the statute of limitations is a widely recognized practice in federal court and has been approved by multiple Circuit Courts of Appeals," the spokesperson added.

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A previous charge against Comey of lying to Congress was dismissed, while a second charge related to an alleged threat to assassinate the president via a message formed by seashells is pending.

He has denied threatening the president and said he didn't even know what the shells meant when he posted his photograph on social media.

"The next couple years are gonna be hard for all of us," he concluded in his video. "It's really important that we stand straight and keep the faith in America."

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Drag ‘Nun’ Sister Domina Trix Threatens Legal Action over AI Ad Linking Performer to Family-Friendly Festival at NC Dem Jamie Ager’s Farm

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An ad highlighting drag queens at a 2019 family-friendly festival at North Carolina Democrat Jamie Ager's farm sparks backlash from LGBTQ activists.

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Nia-Malika Henderson: Trump's Preference for White People Now 'Out In the Open'

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Monday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” political analyst Nia-Malika Henderson said President Donald Trump is openly revealed himself to prefer white people to black people and brown people. Henderson said, “Yeah, yeah. He would prefer white people to black people. Listen, this

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Court Rejects Trump Bid to Block California Mail Ballots

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A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied President Donald Trump's administration's request to block California from counting mail ballots from people on a list of more than 20,000 registered voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens.

Man Charged With Sending White Powder to Lawmakers

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A 37-year-old Illinois man is charged with sending threatening letters to members of Congress containing a white powder, including one with a note reading "HAH enjoy the gift," according to federal court records.

Man Who Threatened to 'Execute' Trump Gets 38 Months

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A Marine veteran from Casa Grande, Arizona, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for threatening to kill President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris, including a written threat to "execute" whichever of them won the 2024 election.

DOJ Files New Espionage Act Case Against Comey

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Former FBI Director James Comey faces two new federal charges stemming from an alleged 2016 disclosure of classified national defense information to a New York Times reporter, according to court documents unsealed Monday.

North Carolina state Senate candidate makes disturbing threat online before hours-long standoff, police say

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A Libertarian candidate for the North Carolina state Senate was arrested after he said online that he wanted to committed suicide.

Jonathan D. Miller suggested he wanted to get into a gun battle with police in posts beginning on Sunday evening.

'The whole police department is chasing me with guns drawn. This should be fun.'

"I have decided I no longer wish to live and I will be killing myself tonight," he wrote. "I know this will upset some of you, but I can no longer continue this suffering. I hate my life and every moment is painful. Tonight I end that pain. Do not contact me. I do not want to talk."

"The whole police department is chasing me with guns drawn. This should be fun," he posted on Monday.

"I f**ked up and talked to the negotiator on the phone long enough for them to box me in. They have dogs so I'm probably done for," his last post on Monday reads.

Hours later at about 3 p.m., the Cary Police Dept. indicated that he had been peacefully taken into custody.

They had performed a welfare check at his home on Glen Echo Lane at 8:26 a.m. after receiving numerous calls from concerned citizens who had read Miller's posts.

"He had a firearm and was ordered not to touch it, and he took off running," Cary Police Chief Terry Sult said during a media briefing.

That resulted in an hours-long standoff at his apartment complex, Sult said.

"He was in a dark place," he added. "Felt like he was on his last leg."

Miller also called in to WRAL-TV during the standoff.

"Last night I was pretty depressed and suicidal, and I sort of put a suicide note on X, and it has gone quite viral," Miller said on one of the calls. “Actually, millions of people have seen it. I usually get about 50 views on my post, but this one has gone super viral on me. I spent all night crying and angry and upset and depressed and all the emotions. And this morning I was tired, but I had things I needed to do. And I didn't kill myself."

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He then explained why he was running from the police.

"Because I don't want them to take me into custody and then lock me up in a hospital," Miller said.

"If I go to the hospital, I'll spend approximately 15 to 30 seconds every day with a doctor, and that'll be my time to talk it out," he added. "He'll write me a [prescription] for a drug that doesn't help, and in a few days I'll be right back where I'm at now."

He also chided the police for not catching him.

"They have been chasing me since this morning," Miller said. "They're not very good at it. They really probably should get some more training on tracking somebody down."

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