From the Left · Read · October 27, 2026
Oct 26 · The Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey for a third time, over a 2016 disclosure to The New York Times
NBC News: James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration
Grade B (88/100). NBC reports the two counts over a 2016 New York Times article, Comey's video response, his lawyers' statute-of-limitations motion, the Justice Department's statement and a former prosecutor's criticism
B: Uses loaded words.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'a longtime target of President Donald Trump' (the outlet's own characterization, ¶2)
Splits: NBC reports the two counts over a 2016 New York Times article, Comey's video response, his lawyers' statute-of-limitations motion, the Justice Department's statement and a former prosecutor's criticism