“The Department filed a waiverless criminal information to toll the statute of limitations as it relates to allegations concerning former FBI Director Comey. Filing a criminal information to toll the statute of limitations is a widely recognized practice in federal court and has been approved by multiple Circuit Courts of Appeals. This is an ongoing criminal investigation, and we will not comment further,”

Department of Justice · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-27

A Department of Justice account posted on social media that filing a criminal information to toll the statute of limitations is a widely recognized practice.