1 of 2 | James Comey (pictured in Washington, D.C., in 2006) was director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On Thursday, the Justice Department announced that he will be tried for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing justice amid a 2020 investigation into Russian collusion claims.
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Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Former FBI Director James Comey will be tried for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing justice amid a 2020 investigation into Russian collusion claims.
The U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia grand jury indicted Comey on Thursday with one count each of making a false statement and obstruction, relating to oral testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020.
"The charges as alleged in this case represent a breach of the public trust at an extraordinary level," interim U.S. Attorney for Eastern Virginia Lindsey Halligan said in a statement.
