Overview

• Prosecutors say the case stems from Comey’s September 2020 Senate testimony and alleges he lied about authorizing an FBI official to act as an anonymous source.
• The indictment was brought in the Eastern District of Virginia and signed by interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan after Erik Siebert resigned.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi said “nobody is above the law,” as Trump publicly cheered the charges and critics warned of politicized prosecution.
• Comey posted a video declaring his innocence and is scheduled for an initial court appearance on October 9 in Alexandria.
• The filing beat a five-year statute of limitations tied to his 2020 testimony, and a conviction could carry up to five years in prison.