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Welcome to the News Hour. Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury,

an extraordinary escalation in President Trump's campaign to prosecute his political rivals.

Comey, a vocal critic of Mr. Trump, was charged for what the Department of Justice says

is false testimony to Congress five years ago around investigations he led into the 2016 campaign.

Comey has long been at the center of one of the president's biggest grievances, investigations

into Russian interference and potential ties to Trump's campaign.

Our White House correspondent Liz Landers starts our coverage tonight.

More fallout tonight following the Justice Department's near unprecedented felony indictment against former FBI director James Comey.

Comey was charged late Thursday on two felony counts, obstruction of a congressional proceeding

and making a false statement.

It's a pretty easy case because, look, he lied.

Mr. Trump, who is himself the first former president convicted of a felony,

celebrated the move today on his way to a golf tournament.

And he insinuated the charges won't stop with Comey.

Frankly, I hope there are this because you can't let this happen to a country. It's about justice, really. It's not revenge. It's about it's also about the fact that you can't let this go on.

A defiant Comey responded to the indictment overnight.

My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump.

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