The Justice Department is weighing whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress , two DOJ officials and a person familiar with the matter told NBC News Wednesday.

“There are still internal matters being sorted out,” one of the officials said.

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A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment on any matters relating to Comey.

The internal debate comes just days after President Donald Trump posted on social media that Attorney General Pam Bondi should take action against Comey and two of the president's other political foes: Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

"We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me

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