The Daily Fuckup

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted former FBI Director James Comey on Sept. 25, 2025, charging him with making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Prosecutors said the case relates to Comey’s oral testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020. The Justice Department also emphasized that an indictment is only an accusation and that Comey is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-false-statements-and-obstruction?utm_source=openai))

In its public statement, the department said the indictment alleges that Comey obstructed a congressional investigation into the disclosure of sensitive information and made a false statement when he allegedly denied authorizing someone at the FBI to serve as an anonymous source. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the department would follow the facts in the case, while FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau would hold people accountable regardless of position. Those comments were part of the official release, not findings of fact by a court. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-bondi-director-patel-statements-regarding-indictment-former-fbi-director?utm_source=openai))

Trump also reacted publicly the same day and welcomed the indictment. Critics immediately said the timing and the president’s response fit a broader pattern of using federal power against political enemies. That is an interpretation, not a legal conclusion, and the court case itself will turn on whether prosecutors can prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-bondi-director-patel-statements-regarding-indictment-former-fbi-director?utm_source=openai))

Comey now faces the normal criminal process: arraignment, pretrial motions, and, if the case survives those stages, trial. The indictment is the start of a prosecution, not proof of guilt. Whether the case ends as a routine false-statement prosecution or as another flashpoint in the long Trump-Comey feud will depend on what the evidence shows in court. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/federal-grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-false-statements-and-obstruction?utm_source=openai))