The Justice Department is expected to ask a grand jury to indict ex-FBI Director James Comey within a matter of days on allegations he lied to Congress, multiple sources said.

Officials are hoping to file the case in the Eastern District of Virginia as prosecutors approach a legal deadline for bringing charges against one of Trump’s longtime political antagonists, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The investigation into Comey — who served as FBI director from 2013 until Trump fired him in 2017 — has been focused on whether he make false statements during his Sept. 30, 2020 congressional testimony related to the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion investigation.

The five-year statute of limitations on bringing perjury charges would be next Tuesday — but prosecutors are expected to seek the grand jury indictment before then, those familiar said.

The extent of the charges Comey could face, as well as the part of his testimony that has been under scrutiny, wasn’t immediately clear.

The push comes despite some prosecutors presenting new US Attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo detailing concerns about why the charges shouldn’t be filed, arguing the case lacked evidence to show probable cause that a crime was committed, one source told the wire service.

The former FBI director, who has become an outspoken Trump critic, launched an investigation into allegations of collusion between the Russian government and Trump’s presidential campaign in July of 2016, dubbed “Crossfire Hurricane.” 

Trump, who was never charged with a crime related to the probe, has long blasted the investigation as a “witch hunt” and “hoax.”

In a since-deleted Truth Social post directed at Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday, the president fumed that the DOJ was taking too long to bring charges against Comey and other political adversaries. 

“Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, ‘same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, Leticia??? They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done,’” Trump wrote. 

“We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” he added. “They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!”

Trump later told reporters that he wasn’t upset with Bondi but wanted the DOJ to “to act.”

“I just want people to act. They have to act. But now we want to act fast. You know, they were ruthless and vicious. I was impeached twice. I was indicted,” he said, when asked about the deleted post. 

“We have to act fast. If they’re not guilty, that’s fine. If they are guilty or if they should be judged, they should be charged. And we have to do it now.”

Comey’s lawyer declined to comment.

The development comes after Trump announced last week that he had “fired” the top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, over the “UNUSUALLY STRONG support” he had received from Democratic senators. 

Siebert, who claimed he resigned, had reportedly been under pressure from the Trump administration to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James related to mortgage fraud allegations. 

Trump has since nominated Halligan, a White House aide, to replace Siebert.

With Post wires