A “close friend” of former FBI Director James Comey , who served as his de facto media whisperer to help shape media narratives during Russiagate, said he couldn’t be completely sure he didn’t leak classified intelligence to the press, new documents show.

Daniel Richman, who is now a Columbia University law professor, fessed up to repeatedly talking to journalists, seeking “to correct stories critical of Comey, the FBI and to shape future press coverage,” he told the FBI in 2019.

Richman, who became friends with Comey during their time working together in the Southern District of New York, admitted to speaking with New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt, in particular.

At one point in early 2017, Richman had a discussion with Schmidt, who mentioned unspecified classified information

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