Overview

• The memos record Daniel Richman’s admission that he routinely coordinated with New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt on Comey’s behalf to correct and influence coverage of the Russia-collusion probe.
• Richman acknowledged that Comey granted him Sensitive Compartmented Information access and that he could not be one hundred percent certain he had not shared classified details with reporters.
• An Arctic Haze inquiry concluded numerous legacy-media stories were built on illegally leaked intelligence but investigators were unable to definitively identify the leak sources.
• The Justice Department opted not to pursue criminal charges against Comey, his associates or then-Congressman Adam Schiff, citing insufficient evidence to prosecute.
• Conservative commentators have seized on the disclosures to allege intelligence was weaponized for political ends, while a spokesperson for Barack Obama called the accusations ridiculous and a distraction.