Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett sharply criticized former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday night during an appearance on Hannity, following the Department of Justice announcement that Comey had been indicted on two counts.

The DOJ announced earlier in the day that Comey faces one count of making a false statement within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch and one count of obstructing a congressional investigation.

The charges are tied to Comey’s testimony before Congress in September 2020. The indictment was handed down as the legal deadline for potential charges approached.

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Just hours after the DOJ announcement, Comey posted a video on Instagram describing his “heart” as “broken” for the Justice Department.

In the video, Comey said his family had long understood the “costs” of “standing up to” President Donald Trump and added that they would not “live on our knees.” He urged viewers to remain engaged and watch the case unfold in court.

James Comey releases defiant video after his indictment.

“We will not live on our knees… I am not afraid.” pic.twitter.com/gvxjzHH3vE

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On Hannity, Sean Hannity asked Jarrett whether additional charges could follow.

Jarrett replied that more indictments were possible but noted that Comey had avoided prosecution on many alleged offenses because of statutory limits.

“There is always that possibility,” Jarrett said.

“I would say that James Comey should consider himself fortunate that many of his suspected crimes — and it could fill a phone book — are barred by the statute of limitations. But like Richard Nixon, it’s always the cover up that does you in. Lying to Congress, obstructing its investigation, which Comey did over and over and over again, all the way up to 2020, which is within the five-year statute of limitations.”

Jarrett also criticized Comey’s reputation in Washington.

“He was infamous in Washington as a prodigious leaker. He would do it to burnish his own image, inflate his ego, but mostly to smear the man he so despised, Donald Trump,” Jarrett said.

“He would authorize others like Andrew McCabe, James Baker, to leak sensitive material to the media. Sometimes Comey did it himself through a conduit, notably stealing FBI documents when he was fired and then secretly giving them to his friend, Daniel Richman, who handed them off secretly to a reporter.”

The legal analyst added that Comey’s sworn denials are contradicted by existing records.

“Comey’s denials are on videotape. You’ve played some of them, and prosecutors, indeed, as John points out, have witnesses who are already on the record. So this is a narrowly defined case,” Jarrett explained.

He went on to criticize Comey’s public response to the indictment.

“I had to laugh when I saw Comey rush to a camera tonight to claim the mantle of victimhood while anointing himself as America’s greatest hero. He thinks he’s fearless in the face of a tyrant. It was classic Comey, vainglorious, self-righteous, sermonizing,” Jarrett said.

“This is the guy who did more damage to the FBI and our system of justice and a presidency than anyone ever. So his defense will be, ‘Oh, gee, I am a victim of a political prosecution and lawfare.’ The irony should be lost on no one.”

The charges against Comey follow reports from July that both he and former CIA Director John Brennan had been placed under criminal investigation for potential misconduct surrounding the Steele dossier.

Both men testified to Congress about their knowledge of the dossier, which was later discredited.

In 2020, Comey testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and claimed he had not been informed of serious problems with the dossier’s reliability.

He also told lawmakers he could not “recall” details from a 2016 briefing that highlighted the Justice Department’s concerns over political bias in the dossier.

Comey is scheduled to make his first appearance in federal court in the coming weeks as the case proceeds.

The indictment represents the first criminal charges brought against a former FBI director in U.S. history.

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