Complex sentence: On January 1,2010, a "Washington Post" article stated that Southers gave misleading testimony to Congress concerning allegations from 20 years previously about his questionable use of law enforcement databases regarding a former boyfriend of his wife.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 1,2010, the "Washington Post" published an article stating that Southers gave misleading testimony to Congress. The misleading testimony concerned allegations from 20 years previously about his questionable use of law enforcement databases regarding a former boyfriend of his wife.