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James Comey’s son-in-law, a senior federal prosecutor, abruptly resigned Thursday just hours after the former FBI director was indicted on charges of false statements and obstruction.
Troy A. Edwards Jr., a national security prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, stepped down Thursday night with a brief note to his boss.
“To uphold my oath to the Constitution and country, I hereby resign as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in the Department of Justice effective immediately,” Edwards wrote in the letter, posted to X.
His decision came the same day a grand jury indicted his father-in-law. Comey, who led the FBI until Trump fired him in 2017, faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
At the courthouse Thursday, CNN reported that Edwards was spotted meeting privately with the judge as reporters waited on the indictment.
Hours later, Comey posted a defiant video to Instagram in which he declared : “Let’s have a trial. And keep the faith.”
He added: “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I’m innocent.”
The case follows the firing of Comey’s daughter, Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor who has since sued the Justice Department, claiming retaliation tied to her family name.
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