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James Comey, whom President Trump fired as FBI director during his first term, was indicted on two counts in Virginia federal court on Thursday evening.

The big picture: Comey faces one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice in relation to testimony he gave during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, per the indictment.

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Comey faces one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice.

A graying, black-haired James Comey, former FBI director, gestures with his left hand as he holds a mic with his right in front of a backdrop of a building with the words "Barnes & Noble on it" to the left and a shelf full of books to the right.

Author James Comey, former FBI director, at a New York City event in May. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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<p>James Comey, whom President <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Trump fired" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/15/ex-fbi-chief-comey-post-8647-trump" data-vars-content-id="16771ade-7773-42c1-abe5-37ed1e43688e" data-vars-headline="Read: Former FBI chief Comey indicted on two charges" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/15/ex-fbi-chief-comey-post-8647-trump" target="_self">Trump fired</a> as FBI director during his first term, was indicted on two counts in Virginia federal court on Thursday evening.</p><p><strong>The big picture: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Comey faces" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/25/james-comey-indicted-trump-administration" data-vars-content-id="16771ade-7773-42c1-abe5-37ed1e43688e" data-vars-headline="Read: Former FBI chief Comey indicted on two charges" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/25/james-comey-indicted-trump-administration" target="_self">Comey faces</a> one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice in relation to testimony he gave during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, per the indictment.</p><p><strong>Read the indictment, via <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="DocumentCloud" data-vars-click-url="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26157810-govuscourtsvaed58213510-2/" data-vars-content-id="16771ade-7773-42c1-abe5-37ed1e43688e" data-vars-headline="Read: Former FBI chief Comey indicted on two charges" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26157810-govuscourtsvaed58213510-2/" target="_blank">DocumentCloud</a>:</strong></p><div><div class="iframe-responsive-wrapper"><iframe alt="gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.1.0 2" height="791.64" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" src="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26157810-govuscourtsvaed58213510-2/" title="gov.uscourts.vaed.582135.1.0 2" width="610.56" class="gtmView" data-vars-category="embed" data-vars-sub-category="documentcloud" data-vars-content-id="16771ade-7773-42c1-abe5-37ed1e43688e"></iframe><div style="display:none"></div></div><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Comey v. Trump: What to know about their years-long feud" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/25/james-comey-trump-prosecution-history" data-vars-content-id="16771ade-7773-42c1-abe5-37ed1e43688e" data-vars-headline="Read: Former FBI chief Comey indicted on two charges" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/25/james-comey-trump-prosecution-history" target="_self">Comey v. Trump: What to know about their years-long feud</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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