Washington, D.C. — The Justice Department has opened a renewed investigation into whether former FBI Director James Comey improperly disclosed sensitive information to the media, issuing a federal grand jury subpoena Monday to his longtime friend and adviser Daniel Richman.
Richman, a Columbia University law professor and former special government employee at the FBI, acknowledged in 2017 that he provided a reporter with the contents of a memo Comey wrote documenting conversations with President Donald Trump.
Comey testified before Congress that he asked Richman to share the information because he hoped public disclosure would prompt the appointment of a special counsel. Comey said at the time that the memo he provided was not classified.
Fox News first reported the new subpoena, describing the inquiry as focused on possible disclosure of classified material to The New York Times. CNN independently confirmed the subpoena and reported that prosecutors examined the same matter during Trump’s first term but declined to bring charges.
Richman has maintained that the material he shared was not marked classified and, to his knowledge, remained unclassified.
The renewed inquiry is separate from another federal case involving Comey’s controversial “86 47” social media post. Comey is challenging those charges ahead of a trial scheduled for October.
The subpoena itself does not establish wrongdoing by either Richman or Comey, and no new charges have been announced.
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