FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director, James Comey appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Office Building on Thursday June 08, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to testimony he gave to Congress five years ago.
Comey, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire, is accused of lying during testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020.
“The charges as alleged in this case represent a breach of the public trust at an extraordinary level,” said interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan of the Eastern District of Virginia, whose office will prosecute Comey on the two criminal counts.
Halligan was installed in her post at Trump’s direction earlier this week when her predecessor resigned under pressure from the president after he objected to filing criminal charges against Comey.
“The balance of power is a bedrock [principle] of our democracy, and it relies upon accountability and a forthright presentation of facts from executive leadership to congressional oversight,” Halligan said in a statement. “Any intent to avoid, evade, prevent, or obstruct compliance is a violation of professional responsibility and, most importantly, the law.”
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