Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by the Department of Justice on federal charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation connected to his 2020 Senate testimony regarding the FBI’s handling of classified information and media leaks.
The indictment, filed in federal court, alleges that Comey falsely denied authorizing leaks to the press about the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the FBI’s 2016–2017 inquiry into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
The DOJ contends that newly recovered email correspondence shows Comey was both aware of and involved in sharing information with members of the media, contradicting his sworn testimony.
According to documents reported by Just the News, prosecutors uncovered a collection of personal emails in which Comey and senior FBI aides discussed providing information to reporters anonymously in the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election.
The emails also included conversations in which Comey expressed confidence that he would soon be working for “President-elect Hillary Clinton.”
Federal prosecutors cited this correspondence as evidence that Comey’s testimony before Congress was knowingly false.
“Consistent with the above-described correspondence, Richman corresponded extensively with members of the media regarding or on behalf of the defendant, including in an anonymous capacity,” the DOJ filing stated.
The reference was to Daniel Richman, a longtime Comey associate who has previously been identified as an intermediary used to share information with journalists during the FBI’s investigation of then-candidate Donald Trump.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Halligan, who is leading the prosecution, wrote that the emails “demonstrate that the defendant was aware of and encouraged” Richman’s media outreach, even as he later told lawmakers under oath that he had not authorized any such leaks.
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The filing also addressed Comey’s motion to dismiss the case, in which he alleged that he was being subjected to a “vindictive” prosecution at the direction of President Donald Trump.
Prosecutors rejected that claim outright, stating that the evidence against Comey was based on documentary proof, not political motivation.
“Through a mix of news reports, social media posts, and speculation, the defendant weaves a tale of what he calls ‘glaring constitutional violations’ that resulted in his indictment for making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation,” prosecutors wrote.
“When the rigorous legal standard is applied to the facts here, it is clear that the defendant has failed to show the Constitution requires the Court to take the extraordinary step of dismissing this case.”
One of the government’s exhibits reportedly includes a handwritten note by Comey on official FBI letterhead referencing internal discussions about the so-called Russia collusion narrative that dominated the early months of the Trump administration.
Trump U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan files public response to James Comey’s motion to dismiss his indictment for vindictive prosecution.
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Prosecutors described the note as direct evidence of Comey’s knowledge of the media coordination surrounding the FBI’s activities.
The indictment follows years of controversy surrounding Comey’s role in the FBI’s investigations into both Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified emails and the Trump campaign’s alleged connections to Russian officials—claims that were later discredited by the Justice Department’s own inspector general and by Special Counsel John Durham’s findings.