00:00Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges of making false statements and
00:05obstruction tied to his testimony before Congress in 2020.
00:11Prosecutors say he lied about whether he authorized links of classified information during hearings
00:16linked to the Russia investigation, the same probe into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign that
00:22the former president has long dismissed as a hoax.
00:25The indictment comes just days after Trump urged his Attorney General to prosecute Comey.
00:31Trump called the charges justice for the U.S.
00:35Comey is the first senior official tied to the Russia probe to face prosecution, raising
00:40concerns that the Justice Department is being weaponized for political ends.
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