Pam Bondi's Justice Department in Uproar After Comey Indictment
By: Malcolm Ferguson (The New Republic)
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Department of Justice employees are outraged by the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
The Justice Department is in an uproar against Attorney General Pam Bondi's indictment of former FBI director James Comey.
Comey, who has drawn the ire of President Trump ever since he led the Russiagate investigation in 2016, has been charged with one count of making a false statement during a Senate hearing and one count of obstructing Congress. Bondi's office also tried to get Comey on a second charge of making a false statement to Congress, but that was struck down. If convicted, Comey could face up to five years in prison.
But even Bondi's own staff think this is a weak move designed to make Trump feel better in spite of the fact that the charges will be hard to prove.
"What I am hearing from DoJ sources: The Comey indictment is among the worst abuses in DOJ history," MSNBC's Ken Dilanian wrote Thursday on X. "Shocking. It's hard to overstate how a big a moment this is."
"Everybody is in shock," former DOJ Director of Public Affairs Xochitl Hinojosa told CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront. "It doesn't surprise them, though, because this is the way the Justice Department has been. Career officials have largely been either pushed out or silenced and are not in meetings about major decisions about cases."
Hinojosa also commented on Bondi's reasoning that "no one is above the law" in indicting Comey.
"That is what we all believe in, in that building," Hinojosa added. "But the reality is that the actions over the last nine months are not the case. Donald Trump was charged on 44 counts. He is the sitting president of the United States.... And now Donald Trump is going after his political enemies."
"I think this is a tragic day for America," former White House lawyer Ty Cobb told CNN. "What we have here is a clear vindictive prosecution, a clear selective prosecution. We have a president for the first time in history ordering his Attorney General to indict his enemies," Cobb said. "And the Attorney General, instead of being the independent force that she's supposed to be saying: 'Yes, sir. How fast can I get that done for you?"
Even Bondi herself seems to be feeling hesitant about going after Comey. CNNreported on Thursday that Bondi was apprehensive at best about the indictment, and some of her attorneys indicated similar feelings in a written memo. Bondi denies all of this.
Regardless, it's clear that this indictment is the result of Trump personally calling for it, rather than some stringent, by the book investigation. Only time will tell how it'll all play out.
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Meanwhile, Trump wrote on his social media that Comey is "one of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to".
Just like you believe Trump is the same, it is all opinion.
I'm pretty sure Trump is a worse human being than James Comey. We see evidence of it every day.
so it is your opinion James Comey is "one of the worst human beings this country has ever been exposed to" ?
Actually, you may be on to something. If it weren't for Comey bringing up Hillary because of some Weiner and not mentioning Trumps' ties to Russia that were rightfully being investigated, Trump would have never been elected in the first place....
They liked Comey when he delivered the "October surprise" nothingburger. Not so much once he realized that Trump was Putin's lapdog.
Where did I say that?
So, Comey is innocent?
Did you call the Grand Jury?
I'm sure the plan was, "We'll indict and when a judge tosses it out, it won't be our fault. And bonus - We can fundraise off of 'corrupt liberal judges' again!
We can fundraise off of 'corrupt liberal judges' again!
It is insane that maga still gives money to a billionaire so that the billionaire can keep pumping up the inflation that is making maga poorer every day. It’s a cult of ignorance.
The grand jury will hear the evidence, which is substantial, and decide on the merits of it.
No one is above the law.
Catherine Herridge Thinks THIS Is the (Alleged) Lie That Triggered James Comey’s Indictment – Twitchy
Y do U never admit what the bi-partisan summary of the Russia-gate investigation concluded ?
What conclusion was that?
The one you obviously did not read.
Which part do you think is substantial? Publicly, all we have is their testimony, which does not seem to reveal any lie.
They could only get 14 out of 23 on the grand jury to indict on just 2 counts out of a slew of allegations. Since the previous testimonies disprove the charges this is nothing but a revenge persecution based on a perceived slight in Trump's mind.
Comey is no "leftie" by a longshot, he literally took Hillary down which resulted in Trump winning.
Trump has no loyalty or honor or this would never have been pursued. Pure revenge persecution and prosecution.
that's why they're called lemmings...they simply follow the leader over the cliff.
Bye bye Pam...