what did comey lie to congress about

James Comey was charged with lying to Congress during his September 30, 2020, testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The specific lie involved whether he had authorized another FBI staffer to serve as an anonymous source in media reports about FBI investigations related to Trump and Hillary Clinton. Comey testified that he had not authorized any such leaks, but prosecutors allege this was false and that Comey did know he authorized an unnamed person to act as an anonymous source for these news reports. This charge is connected to the FBI's 2016 investigations and was raised by Senator Ted Cruz during the hearing. In addition to lying to Congress, Comey was also indicted for obstructing a congressional proceeding. These charges were filed just before the statute of limitations expired and followed pressure from President Donald Trump and his administration's Justice Department.