Kash Patel Dog Walks MSNBC for Fake News About James Comey Indictment
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Comey Pleads Not Guilty to Lying to Congress Charges
Above: Former FBI Director James Comey speaks about his new book at a Barnes & Noble in NYC on May 19, 2025. Image copyright: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
Comey's indictment delivers overdue accountability for a corrupt official who weaponized the FBI against Trump. The same man who prosecuted Martha Stewart for lying now faces identical charges for his own perjury to Congress. Comey's years of attacks on Trump, including cryptic assassination references, prove this prosecution targets genuine misconduct.
Democratic narrative
Trump's indictment of Comey is a dangerous political weaponization of justice. The administration fired an experienced prosecutor who refused to bring charges due to insufficient evidence, then installed Trump's personal lawyer with zero prosecutorial experience to rush a flawed indictment before the statute of limitations expired. Even the grand jury barely voted to indict, and rejected one count entirely.
Cynical narrative
Whether you think Comey is a criminal or not, Trump's indictment risks making him, and every other career bureaucrat with years' worth of skeletons in his closet, a martyr. Comey's career is marked by deceit — trapping defendants with dubious tactics while shielding more powerful people. Yet, this weak indictment, rushed by an inexperienced loyalist, mirrors Trump's own past persecutions, ironically elevating Comey from obscurity to folk hero status.