Comey charged

USA
9/25/2025
​Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. He faces two charges stemming from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2020, related to the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. False Statement: One charge alleges that Comey violated 18 U.S.C. § 1001 by falsely stating that he had not authorized anyone at the FBI to be an anonymous source for news reports about a specific FBI investigation. Obstruction of Justice: The second charge alleges obstruction of a Congressional proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 1505.

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