Former FBI director James Comey was indicted on Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress following pressure from US President Donald Trump, who considers Comey one of his political rivals.

An indictment is a formal charge brought by prosecutors and approved by a grand jury, which allows a case to proceed within the court system. A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted Comey on two counts : false statements and obstruction of Congress. If found guilty, Comey could face up to five years in prison.

The first count alleges that around September 30, 2020, Comey made a false claim in front of Congress by stating he had not “authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports.” The document asserts that Comey at the time knowingly authorized a third party to do

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