James Comey, former FBI Director, has been indicted on two criminal counts related to lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. The charges stem from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2020, during which Comey denied authorizing anyone else at the FBI to serve as an anonymous source in media reports about investigations into Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The indictment alleges that this statement was false because Comey had, in fact, authorized an unnamed person to be an anonymous source. These charges reflect an initiative from President Donald Trump's Justice Department to hold Comey accountable for allegedly misleading Congress about leaks connected to the 2016 investigations involving Trump and Clinton.
Comey has publicly maintained his innocence and expressed confidence in the federal judicial system, framing the charges as repercussions for standing up to Donald Trump.
