Former FBI Director James Comey proclaimed his innocence of federal obstruction charges and characterized the indictment against him as a consequence of “standing up to Donald Trump” in a video posted to social media, while current Director Kash Patel sought to allay concerns the prosecution was politically motivated.

Meanwhile, Trump in remarks to reporters on Friday morning continued to slam Comey and call for other enemies to be prosecuted as well.

Comey in the video urged a trial to prove he is innocent. “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system,” Comey said in the late Thursday video posted to Instagram. “I’m innocent, so let’s have a trial and keep the faith.”

Comey, whom a federal grand jury in Virginia indi

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