Overview

• Prosecutors say the charges stem from Comey’s Sept. 30, 2020 Senate testimony, alleging he falsely denied authorizing an FBI official to serve as an anonymous media source.
• The two-count indictment in the Eastern District of Virginia was signed by interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, appointed after Erik Siebert resigned.
• An arraignment is set for Oct. 9 before Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, and each count carries a potential maximum sentence of five years.
• A grand jury declined to add a proposed third false-statements count, according to unsealed court documents.
• Comey and his attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald deny the allegations and vow to fight them, as President Trump and allies praised the charges and critics decried political pressure; Comey’s son-in-law resigned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office minutes after the filing.