James Comey’s Indictment—and the Danger of Political Prosecutions
James Comey appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2017. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The indictment of the former FBI director is continuation of a cycle begun before the 2024 election. It was bad then. It’s bad now.
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James Comey, the former FBI director fired by President Trump in 2017, was indicted in rushed proceedings by a federal grand jury in Virginia Thursday night. “There are costs to standing up to Donald Trump,” Comey said in a short video response. “I am not afraid. My heart is broken for the Department of Justice. But I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I am innocent. So let’s have a trial.”
Is the Comey indictment an unconstitutional revenge prosecution? Or is it warranted? Did Comey break the law?
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