The Justice Department is expected to move forward with an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey in the coming days, several outlets reported on Wednesday.
MSNBC anchor Katy Tur said that several “sources familiar” with the inner workings of the Justice Department had told the network that an indictment was in the works, and senior investigative correspondent Carol Leonnig joined her to clarify the reports.
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BREAKING: MSNBC just confirmed that Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted within DAYS!
We’ve only been waiting for YEARS to see this crook get held accountable.
There are many more who have to be indicted! pic.twitter.com/Q1Y0KIVRQS
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Leonnig explained that an indictment had been in the works for some time and appeared to be looming closer due, in part, to a statute of limitations. Any indictment is likely to be tied to his 2020 congressional testimony regarding his handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
“They are arguing that Comey — there is evidence to suggest Comey lied to Congress in his testimony on the Hill in September of 2020,” Leonnig explained. “And for viewers out in the audience who may not be legally as nerdy as me and Ken, I’ll just say that there’s a statute of limitations to charge people with the charge of lying to Congress or perjury, and that’s five years. The five-year statute runs this month.”
CNN brought in former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore to discuss the situation, and he began by insinuating that a Comey indictment would just be more proof that President Donald Trump was punishing his political enemies. He went on to say that getting an indictment would be the easy part, referencing the joke about it being possible to “indict a ham sandwich.”
“Indictment by a grand jury is sort of the lowest bar that a prosecutor can have,” he said.
And CNN confirms MSNBC’s reporting that James Comey expects an indictment from the Department of Justice to come soon pic.twitter.com/rT5W1d4F6P
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