President Trump put out an exultant statement Thursday following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
“JUSTICE IN AMERICA!” Trump proclaimed in a Truth Social post. “One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI.”
“Today he was indicted by a Grand Jury on two felony counts for various illegal and unlawful acts.”
Comey was indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice, related to testimony he provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020.
In an exchange during the hearing with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Comey denied authorizing leaks to media outlets related to FBI investigations into alleged collusion between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russian officials, and a separate probe into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
“That statement was false, because, as JAMES B. COMEY JR. then and there knew, he in fact had authorized PERSON 3 to serve as an anonymous source in news reports regarding an FBI investigation concerning PERSON 1,” read the two-page indictment.
Comey, 64, faces up to five years in prison if convicted of both counts.
He is expected to surrender Friday morning, according to CNN.
“My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump, but we couldn’t imagine ourselves living any other way,” Comey said in a video posted on Substack shortly after he was indicted. “We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either.”
“My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system, and I’m innocent, so let’s have a trial and keep the faith,” he added.
Comey — who served as FBI director from 2013 until Trump fired him in 2017 — has long been despised by Trump because of the Russia collusion investigation, which the president has repeatedly called a “hoax” and a “witch hunt.”
“He has been so bad for our Country, for so long, and is now at the beginning of being held responsible for his crimes against our Nation,” Trump wrote in his post.
Adding, “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
