Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020. He allegedly lied about whether he had authorized anyone at the FBI to act as an anonymous source in media reports about investigations into President Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Specifically, Comey testified that he never permitted such leaks, but prosecutors argue this was false, citing claims that he allowed a leak about an FBI inquiry concerning Hillary Clinton's charitable foundation. The indictment alleges that Comey knowingly misled the Senate when he affirmed under oath that he had not authorized leaks to the media, which was contradicted by statements from former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who said Comey had permitted him to leak information. The charges revolve around whether Comey gave false testimony about this matter during his 2020 hearing, which examined FBI errors and investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and Clinton’s emails. If convicted, Comey could face up to five years in prison.