In a video posted after his accusation of two positions for a federal grand jury, former FBI director James Comey says he is innocent.
“My heart is broken to the Department of Justice. I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I am innocent, so we have a trial and keep the faith.” Comey said in the brief video Posted in your Instagram account.
It is not clear when the video was recorded.
The former FBI director, James Comey, talks about a video message that he was innocent and has faith in the judicial system of the United States, after his accusation on Thursday by criminal charges of false statements and obstruction, in an unidentified place, this screen taken from a video released on September 25, 2025.
James Comey through Instagram/Brochure through Reuters
“My family and I know for years that there are costs to face Donald Trump, but we could not imagine living otherwise. We will not live on his knees and you should not,” Comey said in the video.
“Someone who loves recently said that fear is the tool of a tyrant and she is right,” Comey said, referring to a statement that her daughter, Maurene Comey, made a farewell email to her colleagues after being fired from the office of the United States prosecutor for the Southern District of New York this summer. “But I am not afraid, and I hope you either. I hope you are committed, you are paying attention and you will vote as your beloved country depends on it, what it does.”
Comey was accused of making a false statement and an obstruction related to his testimony before the Senate Judicial Committee in 2020.
The accusation occurred a few days after President Donald Trump issued a Public demand so that your justice department acts “now” to bring prosecutions against Comey and other political enemies.
After his accusation, Comey’s son -in -law, Troy Edwards Jr., resigned from his position as a National Security Prosecutor in Eastern District of Virginia, according to an email obtained by ABC News.
“To maintain my oath to the Constitution and the country, I resign as assistant of the United States Prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia in the Department of Justice immediately,” Edwards wrote.
