While speaking with The Epoch Times, FBI Director Kash Patel cautioned that one of his predecessors, James Comey, celebrated too early after a federal judge tossed a federal indictment filed against him in the Eastern District on a technicality.
On September 25, Comey was indicted on two federal counts, one for making false statements while testifying before Congress and another for obstruction of justice.
The indictment alleged that Comey obstructed a congressional investigation into the disclosure of sensitive information in violation of 18 USC 1505. It also alleges that the former director made a false statement when he did not authorize someone at the FBI to serve as an “anonymous source” in order to leak classified materials to outlets like the New York Times.
The case was ultimately tossed on a technicality last week by U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie, who ruled that interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was improperly appointed. The Justice Department is currently appealing the ruling, while President Trump has suggested that the charges could be re-filed.
Patel provided further insight on the matter while speaking with the Epoch Times on Saturday. “The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants, but we at the FBI and our partners at the DOJ have numerous options to proceed, and we’re executing on all those options,” he said in response to the judge’s ruling. “So we’re not done.”
The director went on to suggest that updates on the Comey case and how the Justice Department will be proceeding should be available after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. “Stay tuned for right after Thanksgiving, and you’ll see multiple responses, in my opinion,” he said, adding that he can’t provide additional details as of this report.
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“Stay tuned for right after Thanksgiving. You’ll see responses.”
“We have numerous options to proceed and we’re executing on all.”
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Currie dismissed both indictments without prejudice, leaving the door cracked for the Justice Department to pursue charges against Comey again either through different avenues or with a different prosecutor.
The opening for Halligan came after the district’s previous U.S. attorney, Erik Siebert, quit under pressure to indict Comey over his 2020 congressional testimony. The statute of limitations on the charges filed in the initial indictment — which stemmed from congressional testimony made by Comey — were days away from expiring at the time.
