Former FBI Director James Comey is expecting to be indicted for lying to Congress, according to multiple reports.
Comey has been a staunch critic of Donald Trump‘s administration since the president fired him in 2017.
Sources tell MSNBC that he will 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.
Trump appointed Lindsey Halligan as acting US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia earlier this month and she is already preparing for two high profile indictments.
Her jurisdiction is the same district where Comey’s fellow Trump rival and New York Attorney General Letitia James is being investigated for a 2023 home purchase in Virginia.
Halligan, 36, served as the White House senior associate staff secretary before taking on her new role.
Meanwhile, Trump and his administration has been laying the groundwork to go after Comey and other political enemies ever since coming back into office for a second term.
Former FBI Director James Comey is reportedly ‘set to be indicted’ for lying to Congress
Acting US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan (pictured) was appointed earlier this month
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.
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.’
While Comey has been investigated for lying to Congress in the past, he has not been convicted.
A 2019 DOJ Inspector General report found that he improper leaked, but declined prosecution because Comey’s denial was ‘narrow.’
Critics call the continued prosecution of Comey by Halligan politicized and have pointed to her ties to defending Trump in past cases.
Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi (pictured) has been laying the groundwork for multiple cases against the president’s political enemies
But Comey has also instigated the president.
On May 15, 2025, he posted a photo on Instagram showing seashells arranged to form the message, ‘8647.’ He captioned the image with: ‘Cool shell formation on my beach walk.’
It was deleted just hours later after Trump allies interpreted it as a code calling for the 47th president’s assassination. The service industry slang to ’86’ something is to get rid of it.
Comey insisted he was unaware of any political meaning and said he opposed violence.
But DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Secret Service launched an investigation and the former FBI Director voluntarily sat for an hour interview with the president’s protective detail.
