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Trump news at a glance: Comey says he knew there would be cost ‘to standing up’ to president, as he is indicted

Former FBI director James Comey walks through a corridor on the way to a secure room to continue his testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017.
Former FBI director James Comey walks through a corridor on the way to a secure room to continue his testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

Former FBI director James Comey has said he knew there would be “costs to standing up to Donald Trump,” after he was indicted on Thursday on one count of making a false statement to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice, in the latest move in the president’s expansive retribution campaign against his political adversaries.

In a video published online, Comey said he was innocent, adding “let’s have a trial and keep the faith.”

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