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Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are racing against time to potentially indict former FBI Director James Comey on perjury charges before the five-year statute of limitations expires next week.
The charges would relate to testimony Mr. Comey gave before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2020, regarding the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
A grand jury has not yet voted on the indictment, but prosecutors are examining whether Mr. Comey made false statements about the Russia probe during his congressional testimony. The potential indictment was first reported by MSNBC and represents what could be one of the highest-profile charges against a Trump opponent.
The timing coincides with President Trump’s public pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue charges against Mr. Comey and other political adversaries, including Sen. Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James. In a Truth Social post, the president criticized the lack of action, writing that Mr. Comey, Mr. Schiff, and Ms. James are “all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.”
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