Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury, an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies.

Comey, a longtime adversary of the president, is now the first senior government official to face federal charges in one of Trump’s largest grievances: the 2016 investigation into whether his first presidential campaign colluded with Russia.

He has been charged with giving false statements and obstruction of justice, according to a source familiar.

The indictment Thursday evening comes as CNN previously reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi and other federal prosecutors have concerns about the case against Comey.

Bondi is facing pressure from Trump, who is demanding his political enemies face criminal charges as

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