Overview

• Comey was charged with two federal counts tied to his 2020 Senate Judiciary testimony, while a grand jury declined a third proposed charge.
• Prosecutors say he falsely testified that he did not authorize anyone to serve as an anonymous source in media reports about the Russia investigation.
• If convicted, Comey faces up to five years in prison, according to Eastern District of Virginia prosecutor Lindsey Halligan.
• The prosecution is led by Halligan, a former Trump lawyer who took over after U.S. attorney Erik Siebert resigned amid internal doubts about the evidence.
• Comey declared his innocence in a video and said he will go to trial, with his next court appearance set for Oct. 9, as Trump publicly celebrated the indictment and signaled more cases against critics.