India, Sept. 26 -- Former chief of Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey broke silence after being indicted on two charges on Thursday, saying that he and his family have known for years that "there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump", however, they could not imagine themselves "living any other way."

"We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn't either," Comey said in a video statement released on his Instagram profile.

He added that someone close to him recently told him that "fear is the tool of a tyrant but I'm not afraid, I hope you aren't either."

"I hope instead you're engaged, you're paying attention, and you will vote like your beloved country depends upon it, which it does," Comey said.

"My heart is broken fo...