DOJ Pursues Separate Investigation Into Former FBI Director Comey for Classified Information Leaks

Analysis
EDVA's selection as the government's preferred venue for classified-information prosecutions signals prosecutors assess the conduct as legally viable, per a single Bloomberg report uncorroborated by independent sourcing, and Acting AG Blanche's personal engagement elevates the probe above a routine referral. A classified leaks indictment within 120 days is nonetheless unlikely: Section 793 equities processing runs 9–18 months structurally regardless of AG pressure, the prior DOJ declined to charge on the same conduct, a non-prosecution precedent current prosecutors must argue around, and no precondition signals (target letters, subpoenas to intermediaries) are in evidence. The simultaneous North Carolina indictment and the probe's public disclosure fit a deterrence pattern more closely than a coordinated prosecutorial strategy built on independently assessed evidence.