Comey says he's "still innocent" after Trump administration attempts third round of charges
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[0:00] The Justice Department took steps
[0:01] earlier this month to again charge
[0:03] former FBI director and Trump foe James
[0:06] Comey. Court records show prosecutors
[0:09] are seeking to charge Comey with two
[0:11] counts of violating the Espionage Act.
[0:13] He has not been indicted by a grand jury
[0:16] or charged by a criminal complaint and
[0:18] was instead targeted through a criminal
[0:21] information filing. It's the DOJ's third
[0:24] attempt to bring charges against Comey
[0:26] and here's what he had to say about it.
[0:28] Well, they're back again. It would
[0:30] almost be funny if it weren't such an
[0:32] appalling abuse of the Department of
[0:34] Justice, one that we cannot become numb
[0:36] to. Nothing's changed with