REVEALED: “PERSON 1” in James Comey’s Indictment is Hillary Clinton
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Former FBI Director James Comey. - Getty Images
On Thursday evening, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts: making false statements and obstruction of justice.
While full details of the case have not yet been released, prosecutors allege that Comey lied under oath during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 30, 2020. According to the indictment, Comey denied authorizing anyone at the FBI to serve as an anonymous source for news reports related to an FBI investigation involving “Person 1.”
The indictment states this was false, as Comey had in fact authorized “Person 3” to speak anonymously to reporters. Sources later confirmed to ABC News that “Person 1” was Hillary Clinton and “Person 3” was Daniel Richman, a longtime Comey associate.
The Justice Department is still offering few details about their case against former FBI director James Comey, but @ABC News has learned that Count 1 of the indictment, charging Comey with making false statements, focuses on his alleged role in having his close friend and former…
— Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) September 26, 2025
Declassified memos further show that Richman, who was also one of Comey’s personal lawyers, leaked classified information to The New York Times in 2017 in an effort to spur the appointment of a special counsel. Critics note that Comey did not disclose Richman’s role as his attorney or as an unpaid FBI employee until just before his congressional testimony.
The indictment marks a significant development in the ongoing scrutiny of Comey’s conduct during and after his tenure as FBI Director.
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