Reports circulating about the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey are not substantiated by public records or official statements from legal authorities. As of the current date, there has been no formal indictment of James Comey by a grand jury or any federal prosecutor’s office.
James Comey served as the seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until his dismissal in May 2017. His tenure was marked by several high-profile controversies, most notably his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while Secretary of State, and his role in the early stages of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Throughout the years, Comey’s actions have been the subject of intense scrutiny and various investigations by the Department of Justice Inspector General (DOJ OIG) and congressional committees. These inquiries examined aspects of his decision-making and conduct, including his public statements regarding the Clinton email probe and his authorization of surveillance warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in connection with the Russia investigation.
For instance, a 2018 DOJ OIG report concluded that Comey’s public statements about the Clinton email investigation departed from established FBI and Justice Department policies, but did not find evidence of political bias. Later, in 2019, another DOJ OIG report on the origins of the Russia investigation found significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications, though it did not conclude that Comey or other senior officials acted with political bias when authorizing the investigation’s launch.
Despite these investigations and frequent calls from some political figures for his prosecution, no charges have been brought against James Comey. An indictment is a formal accusation by a grand jury that there is enough evidence to proceed with a criminal trial. This process requires a presentation of evidence by prosecutors to a group of citizens who then decide if probable cause exists.
Neither Comey nor officials from the Department of Justice have issued statements regarding any purported indictment, consistent with the absence of public information confirming such a legal action.
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