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A grand jury in Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of obstructing justice and making a false statement to Congress. The charges come after President Trump demanded prosecutors pick up the pace in building a case against one of his most prominent critics. The president has targeted Comey for years , blaming him for the appointment of a special prosecutor who probed connections between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign through much of his first term in office.

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