Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by the Justice Department on Thursday. He has been charged with one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice, related to Senate testimony he gave almost five years ago.

In a video posted to Instagram following the indictment announcement, Comey asserted his innocence.

Comey, who was fired by President Trump in 2017, begins his video by saying he and his family "have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump, but we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way."

"We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn't either," he says.

"Somebody that I love dearly recently said that fear is the tool of a tyrant, and she's right, but I'm not afraid, and I hope you're not either," Come

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