Overview

• A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two felony counts tied to his September 2020 congressional testimony.
• Prosecutors allege he made false statements to Congress and obstructed a congressional proceeding related to the Russia inquiry, according to the coverage.
• Reaction broke along partisan lines, with opponents calling the move a breach of norms and some Trump allies hailing it as overdue accountability.
• On MSNBC, Joe Scarborough urged Republicans not to cheer the case, warning that the precedent could let future presidents pursue political adversaries.
• Raw Story reported that newly appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan took the case to the grand jury at President Trump’s direction, a claim not independently confirmed in these articles.