FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 3, 2017, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Carolyn Kaster/AP

James Comey, the former FBI director who was indicted Thursday , has had a longstanding feud with President Donald Trump that dates back to his abrupt firing during the early months of Trump’s first term.

Comey has been indicted with obstruction of a congressional proceeding and giving false statements. The case stems back to Comey’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and focuses on whether Comey made false statements during congressional testimony.

The indictments represents an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s effort to prosecute hi

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