This week, a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime antagonist of President Donald Trump—even though federal prosecutors don't seem entirely confident in the case.
According to the brief indictment signed by Lindsey Halligan, acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Comey is charged with one count of lying to Congress and one count of obstructing a congressional proceeding; each is a felony carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison. The grand jury apparently declined to indict Comey on a second count of lying to Congress.
"My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system," Comey said in a brief Instagram video. "I'm innocent, so let's have a trial, and keep the faith."
