Comey said under oath that while it is illegal for government officials with security clearance to give the media real information, it is NOT illegal for them to call the media and give them fake classified information.
well, it seems to me there's a difference between telling the press that Trump is having a cup of tea when he is having a coffee, and spreading stories that are meant to undermine confidence in both the US security apparatus and the WH. As it stands now, America not only can't believe anything coming from the press, we can't believe anything coming from the FBI. So when the FBI tells us there's some threat, for instance, it's unbelievable in the current atmosphere - their credibility is now zero. And that could cost lives. And Comey is a flaming idiot.