August 31, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law
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A Florida Grand Jury Subpoenas James Comey's Longtime Adviser as Prosecutors Revive the Memo-Leak Investigation
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida issued a grand jury subpoena requiring Daniel Richman, a Columbia law professor and longtime adviser to former FBI Director James Comey, to testify about whether Comey improperly shared sensitive information with reporters, CNN reported Aug. 31, citing a source familiar with the investigation. It is the first sign that the Florida prosecutors pursuing an alleged "grand conspiracy" against Trump from 2016 to 2024 have widened their focus beyond former CIA Director John Brennan.
The underlying allegations were examined by the Justice Department's inspector general and by Special Counsel John Durham, who brought no charges against Comey; returning to them would be the department's third attempt to prosecute one of the president's critics.
Comey already faces a charge over a social media post reading "8647"; a separate false-statements case was dismissed last year. Richman has said the memo he passed to The New York Times was not marked classified. No charges have been filed in the revived inquiry.
The underlying allegations were examined by the Justice Department's inspector general and by Special Counsel John Durham, who brought no charges against Comey; returning to them would be the department's third attempt to prosecute one of the president's critics.
Comey already faces a charge over a social media post reading "8647"; a separate false-statements case was dismissed last year. Richman has said the memo he passed to The New York Times was not marked classified. No charges have been filed in the revived inquiry.