James Comey’s son-in-law abruptly resigned from his gig as a federal prosecutor Thursday — just minutes after the ex-FBI director was indicted by a federal grand jury.

Troy Edwards Jr. quit his position as a senior national security prosecutor within the Eastern District of Virginia, which is the same office now prosecuting his father-in-law.

In a brief one-sentence resignation letter addressed to new US Attorney Lindsey Halligan, Edwards said he was leaving “to uphold my oath to the Constitution and the country.”

James Comey’s son-in-law abruptly resigned Thursday after the ex-FBI director was indicted. REUTERS

The indictment against Comey, 64, alleges he lied to Congress while giving his Sept. 30, 2020 congressional testimony amid the Trump-Russia collusion investigation.

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