James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.

The indictment of James Comey has shattered decades of post-Nixon norms governing a president's relationship with the Justice Department. But is it illegal?

The president recently suggested the attorney general should prosecute Comey and other prominent critics. Comey was charged with making a false statement and obstruction.

The president’s statements and social media posts disparaging the former FBI director could persuade a judge that the case is a "vindictive" prosecution.

The son-in-law of former FBI director James Comey quit his job moments after the longtime Donald Trump target was indicted. Troy Edwards stepped down as a federal prosecutor for the office of U.S. Attorney in Virginia’s Eastern District,

Senior prosecutors had told acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan that they didn't think there was enough evidence to secure an indictment.

The Justice Department has indicted the former FBI director in a case that many legal experts view as weak. Here are the latest reactions to the move.

On Friday, Trump described Comey as a “Dirty Cop,” claiming: “Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one.”