Judge weighs legality of Justice Department's third case against James Comey

A federal judge heard arguments Friday on the Justice Department's third criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey over an alleged 2016 leak.

• The Justice Department told Judge Trevor McFadden it is seeking a grand jury indictment after gathering additional evidence on alleged leaks to the media.
• The charges, filed in October as a criminal information, concern a 2016 disclosure of details about a secret court order involving Yahoo.
• Comey's lawyers argued the law does not permit charging by information to extend the Espionage Act's 10-year statute of limitations.
• Prosecutors said they received new information since John Durham's investigation, which recommended no charges in the leak case in 2018.