Former FBI Director Comey indicted on false-statement and obstruction charges
On 25 September 2025 a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted James Comey on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, relating to his 2020 Senate testimony.
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On 25 September 2025 a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted James Comey on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, relating to his 2020 Senate testimony. The indictment came days after President Trump publicly pressed for his prosecution and the replacement of the district's U.S. attorney.
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James Comey
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Former FBI Director Comey indicted on false-statement and obstruction charges. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.cnn.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: comey+indicted+grand jury · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Former FBI Director Comey indicted on false-statement and obstruction charges. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/comey-indicted-false-statements-congress-2025-09-25
https://factrail.ai/facts/comey-indicted-false-statements-congress-2025-09-25
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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