US EditionJames Comey’s son-in-law quits Justice Department after former FBI director’s indictment
Troy Edwards resigned to uphold his constitutional oath shortly after his father-in-law James Comey was indicted for false statements and obstruction of justice, officials said.
- On Thursday, Troy Edwards, deputy chief of the National Security Section and son-in-law of James Comey, resigned from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Virginia minutes after Comey was indicted.
- Two counts—the indictment alleges false statements and obstruction of justice—were returned in EDVA as Lindsay Halligan rushed the case to a grand jury before the five-year statute-of-limitations deadline.
- Troy Edwards served as deputy chief of the National Security Section, prosecuting January 6, 2021 rioters and helping convict Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, in the Eastern District of Virginia.
- The Justice Department fired Maurene Comey in July without explanation, and Troy Edwards resigned two months later, signaling personnel upheaval in the office.
- Amid political pressure, James Comey has denied wrongdoing and welcomed a trial, with reporting showing the indictment followed President Donald Trump's public calls for prosecutions.
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Comey’s Son-in-Law Resigns From DOJ After His Office Brings Indictment
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—James Comey’s son-in-law resigned from the Department of Justice 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 U.S. Attorney’s Office, the same division prosecuting Comey. Comey was indicted on two counts for allegedly obstructing a congressional proceeding and making a false statement to Congress dur…
James Comey’s Son-in-Law Resigns From the DOJ After Trump Target’s Indictment
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, which had indicted Comey, after watching his father-in-law’s hearing in court on Thursday. Edwards, who married Comey’s daughter Katherine in 2015, said he resigned “to uphold my oath to the Constitution and the…
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