James Comey: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Updated with new criminal charges. Oct 26, 2026
Modified link of Web site: CNN US - James Comey Fast Facts. Jul 07, 2026
Updated with 2026 indictment. Apr 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 10, 2025
Updated with indictment being dismissed. Nov 24, 2025
Revised biography, Top Questions, added biography box and box on fired FBI directors. Nov 20, 2025
Updated article and Top Questions with Comey pleading not guilty to federal charges. Oct 08, 2025
Updated with video statement on federal charges. Sep 26, 2025
Article updated. Sep 25, 2025
Article updated. Sep 25, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The Interview - Former Director of the FBI James Comey. Jul 12, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 12, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - James Comey To 'Fresh Air': The FBI Isn't 'On Anybody's Side'. Jan 17, 2025
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN US - James Comey Fast Facts. Feb 15, 2023
Add new Web site: The White House - Former Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey. Oct 18, 2021
Added the book Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust. Jan 20, 2021
Added the miniseries The Comey Rule. Sep 25, 2020
Added the findings of the DOJ investigation into the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail case. Jun 14, 2018
Added the memoir A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership. Apr 18, 2018
Added information about his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Jun 08, 2017
Added that the FBI investigation into possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia began in July 2016. May 23, 2017
Added information concerning his tenure as FBI director during the administration of President Donald Trump, including his dismissal. May 10, 2017
Closed out his term as director of the FBI. May 09, 2017
Media added. Feb 17, 2017
New article added. Jan 04, 2017
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