Former FBI Director has been charged with making a in a criminal case filed days after President appeared to to prosecute him and other perceived political enemies.
The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official involved in one of Trump’s chief grievances, the in the 2016 election, to face prosecution. Trump has for years derided that investigation as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt” despite multiple government reviews showing Moscow interfered on behalf of the Republican’s campaign, and has made clear his desire for retribution.