Former Senate Aide Charged With Lying To FBI About Contacts With Reporters

In a May 2018 file photo showing the Senate Intelligence Committee, CIA nominee Gina Haspel, center seated, testifies during a confirmation hearing in Washington

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Updated at 4:41 p.m. ET

The former director of security for the Senate intelligence committee appeared in federal court on Friday to face charges he lied to the FBI about his contacts with reporters.

In an indictment unsealed late Thursday, prosecutors charged James Wolfe with three counts of making false statements to federal authorities. Wolfe, 57, worked for the committee for nearly three decades under both Republican and Democratic leadership.