<p>Federal judge to hear arguments on Friday over leak case that was twice previously investigated with no action taken</p><p>Lawyers for the former <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/fbi">FBI</a> director <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/james-comey">James Comey</a> will ask a federal judge on Friday to block the US justice department from pursuing its third criminal case against him.</p><p>Comey is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, in open feud since the US president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/09/james-comey-fbi-fired-donald-trump">fired him</a> from that post early in his first term, and he is a frequent target of Republican outrage.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/james-comey-leak-criminal-case-hearing">Continue reading...</a>