Former FBI Director James Comey said he could “potentially” testify against his former deputy in a criminal trial.

“Sure, given that the [inspector general’s] report reflects interactions that Andy McCabe had with me and other FBI senior executives, I could well be a witness,” Comey told CNN’s Jake Tapper in a Thursday afternoon interview following reports the Justice Department’s inspector general sent a referral to the U.S. Attorneys Office in Washington to criminally charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.