Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted—What to Know

The charges approved by the grand jury are both in relation to testimony the former FBI chief gave at a September 2020 Senate hearing.
Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted—What to Know
Former FBI Director James Comey leaves a closed session with the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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On Sept. 25, grand jurors returned an indictment on two counts against former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of making a false statement before Congress and obstruction in a criminal case.

Comey was indicted in the Alexandria-based U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. attorney’s office in the area announced on Thursday. The charges approved by the grand jury are both in relation to testimony Comey gave at a September 2020 Senate hearing.