The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to face prosecution in connection with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Trump and his supporters have long derided the Russian investigation as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt” despite multiple government reviews showing Moscow interfered to advantage the Republican’s campaign.
After he was fired, Comey called Trump “morally unfit” for office.
The indictment came after Trump appeared to urge his Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies, writing on social media: “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW.”
Without specifically mentioning Comey, she added: “Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.”
Comey’s firing led to the appointment of another former FBI chief, Robert Mueller, being appointed as a special counsel to take charge of the Russia probe, which unearthed numerous contacts between the campaign and Russian officials but concluded that there was not enough evidence to establish a criminal conspiracy.
A Justice Department internal watchdog found evidence of numerous errors but no political bias concerning the FBI’s opening of the investigation.
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog in a 2019 report faulted Comey for asking a friend to give memos detailing Comey’s one-on-one interactions with Trump to the New York Times.
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