U.S. attorneys will make a determination on a possible indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump said on Sept. 25.
“I can’t tell you what’s going to happen, because I don’t know. You have very professional people headed up by the Attorney General [Pam Bondi], Todd Blanche, and Lindsey Halligan, who’s very smart, good lawyer, very good lawyer,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. “They’re going to make a determination. I’m not making that determination.”
Halligan is the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Trump’s comments came after several media outlets, citing anonymous sources, on Wednesday reported that Halligan’s office was closing in on seeking an indictment against the former FBI director....