Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime foe of Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia Thursday with obstruction and making a false statement to Congress, in what some say is the President’s most drastic move yet to pursue the prosecution of his political adversaries.

The two-page indictment filed at an Alexandria, Va., district court was sparse on details, but it revolved around Comey’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020, which tackled the FBI’s probe into Russia’s possible interference in the 2016 election and ties to Trump’s presidential campaign.

In a video posted on Instagram Thursday, Comey maintained his innocence and added that while his “heart is broken” for the Justice Department, he has confidence in the judicial system

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