Overview

• ABC News reports that John Durham told Virginia prosecutors in August he could not support false-statements or obstruction charges against James Comey.
• Teams in Washington, D.C., and the Eastern District of Virginia separately concluded they lacked probable cause, with Virginia prosecutors drafting a declination memo citing all three reviews.
• U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan rejected those recommendations and sought three counts tied to Comey’s 2020 Senate testimony, after which a grand jury returned two counts and declined a third.
• The grand jury reportedly no-billed the count related to an unverified intelligence report, while approving counts focused on alleged media leaks routed through Comey’s associate Daniel Richman.
• Senior DOJ officials voiced skepticism and no career prosecutor agreed to present the case, while Durham’s conclusions could position him as a significant witness for the defense.