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Ex-FBI Director James Comey Indicted On Charges Of Lying To Congress And Obstruction

Former FBI director was fired months into Trump’s first administration and, since then, has remained target for Trump supporters seeking retaliation related to Russia investigation.

Washington: James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.

The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official involved in one of Trump's chief grievances, the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, to face prosecution.

Trump has for years derided that

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