The Justice Department is investigating whether then-FBI Director James Comey illegally leaked secret information concerning a Russian document to The New York Times and The Washington Post, the Times reported late Thursday. Dutch intelligence accessed the document on Russian computers and provided it to the FBI. Comey was worried that Russia could leak the email and undermine the investigation's appearance of impartiality otherwise, the Times reported. The DOJ decided last year against prosecuting Comey for leaking classified information following a referral from the department’s inspector general. Comey penned memos memorializing his interactions with Trump in the days leading up to his firing.

Source: Fox News January 16, 2020 23:26 UTC