Ex-FBI Director indicted for lying to Congress, obstruction

A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two charges related to his testimony to Congress. Comey, who has long drawn President Donald Trump's criticism, is accused of lying to Congress during his September 2020 testimony over whether he authorised the leak of classified information to the media. The probe is being led by Lindsey Halligan, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who was previously Trump's personal lawyer. Responding to the indictment on Thursday, Comey spoke in a one-minute video on Instagram to declare himself innocent and said he has "great confidence in the federal judicial system". Comey's arraignment - where charges are formally read out in front of a defendant...