US EditionComey charge involves his role in sharing info about Hillary Clinton-related probe: Report
Comey faces up to five years for allegedly lying under oath and authorizing a leak about the Clinton FBI investigation through close confidant Daniel Richman, federal prosecutors say.
- Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Thursday for lying under oath about authorizing an anonymous leak regarding the 2016 Clinton investigation.
- The indictment claims that in his 2020 Senate testimony, Comey falsely stated that he had not permitted another FBI employee to act as a confidential source for news articles about an FBI investigation.
- Prosecutors identify the authorized leaker as Daniel Richman, a longtime friend and Columbia Law professor who served as a special government employee during Comey's FBI tenure.
- Comey denied giving permission for the leak, while his former second-in-command claimed to have approved it retrospectively, a claim Comey refuted as false.
- The case focuses on leaks about Clinton's 2016 email investigation and could reveal more details in court, with Comey pledging to contest the charges.
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