DOJ officials are close to deciding whether to prosecute James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, with a Virginia grand jury examining the matter.
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TheJusticeDepartmentisseekingtoindictformerFBIDirectorJamesComeyforperjuryasthedeadlinetobringchargeslooms,FoxNewshaslearned.
TheprobeintoComeycentersonwhetherheliedtoCongressduringhisSept.30,2020,testimonyabouthishandlingoftheinvestigationintoRussianinterferenceinthe2016U.S.presidentialelection.
Underfederallaw,prosecutorshavefiveyearstobringacharge,withthefive-yearmarkoccurringnextTuesday.ThecaseisbeinghandledbytheU.S.Attorney’sOfficefortheEasternDistrictofVirginia.
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“DOJofficialsareclosetodecidingwhethertoprosecuteformerFBIDirectorJamesComeyforallegedlylyingtoCongressinSeptember2020,”asourcesaid.“ThereisagrandjuryunderwaylookingatthematterinVirginia.Adecisioncouldcomeanyday.”
Theextentofthepotentialchargeswasunclear,aswaswhichpartofhistestimonycouldbesubjecte
