Former FBI Director James Comey is reportedly expecting to be indicted for lying to Congress.
Comey has been a staunch critic of Donald Trump‘s administration since the president fired him in 2017.
MSNBC reported that he expects to be indicted in the coming days – though the extent of the charges are unclear.
The Justice Department and FBI did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.
Lindsey Halligan has served as acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia since Trump appointed her earlier this month.
This is the same jurisdiction where fellow Trump rival and New York Attorney General Letitia James is being investigated for a 2023 home purchase in Virginia.
Trump has been laying the groundwork to go after Comey and other political enemies ever since coming back into office for a second term.
The Eastern District of Virginia has been nearing an indictment recently for at least one count related to claims Comey lied in 2020 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on whether he authorized a leak that led to the origins of the Russia collusion investigation.
Former FBI Director James Comey is reportedly expecting to be indicted for lying to Congress
Acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan (pictured) was appointed earlier this month
The case stems from a 2017 incident where Comey, who was FBI director at the time, shared seven memos documenting private conversations he had with Trump.
Comey then gave those to his friend, Columbia Law professor Daniel Richman, who leaked details to the New York Times. This report led to Robert Mueller being appointed special counsel to probe whether Trump colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
In September 2020, Comey was brought before Congress to discuss Crossfire Hurricane – the codename for the Trump-Russia investigation.
He was pressed by Republicans about leaks at the FBI during his tenure, including the memos.
Comey denied that he authorized anyone to disclose the memos to the media, stating of his friend: ‘I had no idea he was going to do that.’
