Prosecutors Float Charging New York Times in Comey Case

“Federal prosecutors told a judge last month that they were considering treating The New York Times as a conspirator in a criminal case accusing James B. Comey, the former FBI director, of leaking sensitive national security information,” the New York Times reports.

“The assertion, which came during a closed-door hearing in Federal District Court in Washington, raised extraordinary First Amendment concerns and would, if pursued, mark a major escalation of the Trump administration’s recent attacks against news organizations.”