Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury, marking a stunning turn in a yearslong political and legal saga.
Details of the charges have not yet been unsealed, but the indictment is believed to stem from Comey’s 2020 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his role in the bureau’s handling of the Trump-Russia investigation.
Attorney General Pam Bondi released a statement Thursday evening without directly stating Comey’s name.
“No one is above the law,” she said. “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.”
The case is reportedly being overseen by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, which recently underwent a leadership shake-up following the Trump administration’s removal of acting U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert. His replacement, Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump personal attorney, was sworn in earlier this week and is expected to lead several sensitive prosecutions.
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Trump allies have long accused Comey of misleading Congress and authorizing politically motivated leaks about the FBI’s probe into Trump campaign associates in 2016. In a post earlier this month, Trump urged Bondi to move “without delay” in pursuing charges against several former Obama-era officials, including Comey.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
