Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be criminally indicted soon by the U.S. Department of Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia. The indictment would likely accuse Comey of lying to Congress during his testimony on September 30, 2020, specifically regarding whether he authorized leaking information to the media related to the FBI's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. This move comes amid pressure from President Donald Trump, who has long sought to take legal action against Comey for his role in those investigations. The statute of limitations for these charges is expiring soon, prompting prosecutors to act quickly. The indictment process has been politically charged, as President Trump replaced the previous U.S. attorney for that district with Lindsey Halligan, one of Trump's former attorneys with no prosecutorial experience. Despite a lengthy investigation that reportedly did not find sufficient evidence to charge Comey, the new leadership is pursuing the indictment. Trump has publicly called for charges to be brought against Comey and other political opponents, characterizing them as "guilty as hell".