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.
The former FBI chief has declared his innocence in response to the indictment.
Here’s what we know.
Why Is Comey Being Charged?
Comey is being charged in relation to testimony he gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020….