Former FBI Director James Comey on May 30, 2023 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Federal prosecutors are nearing a decision whether to bring possible perjury charges against former FBI Director James Comey , with a legal deadline expiring on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the investigation.

The probe, run by federal prosecutors at the US Attorney’s Office for Virginia’s eastern district, is examining whether Comey made false statements during his September, 30, 2020, testimony to Congress on his handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, people familiar with the matter said. Prosecutors, under criminal law, generally would only have five years to the day to bring a charge.

If a federal grand jury were to approve

See Full Page