James Comey’s son-in-law resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday night after the former FBI director was indicted. Troy Edwards worked as deputy chief of the National Security Section in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) U.

A federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction.

Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan found herself going it alone before a grand jury that formally charged the former FBI director on Thursday night.

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden was assigned to preside over the Department of Justice’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, who stands accused of lying to Congress.

Lawmakers are predictably split on the Trump administration’s prosecution of the former FBI director, who investigated Hillary Clinton’s campaign but later became a political adversary of the president.

Before she was sworn in Monday as an interim U.S. attorney, Halligan, a 36-year-old former White House aide, had no prosecutorial experience.

Less than a day after federal prosecutors announced charges against James Comey, President Trump already cast doubt on the judge in the case.

In a memo this week, prosecutors in Virginia recommended against potential plans by the new U.S. attorney there to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, sources say.