America is watching as the long-feared moment for the DC swamp finally arrives: federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are preparing to seek an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress. This is not idle rumor — multiple mainstream outlets report the Justice Department is moving toward filing charges, a development conservatives have long demanded as part of holding the so-called deep state accountable.
The urgency of this move is real and concrete: prosecutors are working against a five-year statute of limitations that, according to reporting, expires on September 30, 2025 for Comey’s September 30, 2020 testimony. That deadline is the kind of hard calendar conservatives say proves the need for swift action when wrongdoing is alleged, not endless cover-ups and internal foot-dragging.
This isn’t happening in a vacuum — the case grew after the interim U.S. attorney who opposed charging Comey stepped down and was replaced by Lindsey Halligan, a Trump-aligned attorney who previously represented the president. Critics on the left will howl about “weaponization,” but Americans of every party should want a fair, transparent process where no one is above the law.
Indeed, reporting shows career prosecutors presented Halligan with a memo arguing there was insufficient evidence to bring probable-cause charges, yet the new leadership is moving forward anyway. If true, that raises important questions about whether loyalty to a political agenda is being prioritized over long-standing DOJ standards — a concern that must be watched closely even as conservatives cheer accountability for past abuses.
At the center of the alleged false statement is Comey’s September 30, 2020 testimony about whether he authorized a leak to The Wall Street Journal about the Justice Department’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails — a claim that Senator Ted Cruz and others say contradicts former deputy director Andrew McCabe’s account. If a grand jury believes a witness lied under oath, then the process must go forward so facts can be tested in open court rather than buried by partisan protection.
Patriots should welcome a moment when powerful officials face scrutiny; accountability is a pillar of a free republic and a remedy for the corruption that has festered in federal institutions. That said, conservatives must also insist on equal treatment and due process — justice is not served by show trials or by cliff-hanger prosecutions timed to political calendars, but by courtroom evidence, not headlines.
If the indictment is filed, this will be a defining test for Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department leadership: will they allow the rule of law to govern, or will they let raw political impulses shape prosecutions? The answer will tell ordinary Americans whether our institutions are being reformed or simply repurposed, and every citizen who loves this country should demand transparency, fairness, and accountability every step of the way.
