An MSNBC report said the Department of Justice is preparing to ask a grand jury to indict James Comey for allegedly lying in testimony to Congress.
The report claimed that two sources at the DOJ and a person familiar with the matter confirmed the development against the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is being conducted by prosecutors at the the U.S. Attorney's Office in Virginia's eastern district.
"There are still internal matters being sorted out," one of the officials is quoted as saying.
The extent of the charges is unclear, but one source said they appear to be related to testimony to Congress he made in Sept. 2020 about a leak of information to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal article was a report on the email scandal related to Hillary Clinton, who was a presidential candidate at the time.
The report notes that the five-year statute of limitations on the expected charge will lapse on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the DOJ declined to comment on any matter regarding Comey.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump posted a message on social media to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding that she take action against Comey and other political opponents. He said that the delay in filing charges was damaging to the administration's reputation and credibility.