The Justice Department is moving forward with a potential new round of charges against former FBI Director James Comey, alleging he leaked classified information, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter.
Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia have recently revived a separate but connected investigation focused on Comey’s alleged transmission of documents to Columbia Law Professor Daniel Richman.
Sources told Bloomberg there have been ongoing meetings between a small group of EDVA prosecutors and officials in the deputy attorney general’s office since Todd Blanche was elevated to acting attorney general. The revived classified information probe had previously stalled after an initial review last year, but officials say it has regained traction under Blanche’s leadership.
No final decision has been made on where a potential indictment would be brought, with options including Eastern Virginia, where Comey resides, or possibly New York, where Richman is based. The timing also remains unclear.
