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Critics of the Trump administration blew up social media after news broke that former FBI Director James Comey had been indicted by a grand jury.
The indictment came after President Donald Trump unabashedly called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to get busy targeting his political enemies.
Richard Painter, who served as chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration, called the indictment a clear example of the authoritarianism engulfing the United States.
The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell interviewed Ben Wittes with Lawfare, who called the whole situation “horseshit.”
I don’t even like James Comey, but this is so wrong. Let’s start indicting Supreme Court justices who blatantly lied to Congress
— Hoodlum
(@NotHoodlum) September 25, 2025
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MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian wrote that DOJ sources called the indictment “among the worst abuses in DOJ history.”
Journalist Max Burns wrote that in any other time in history, “this would bring down the entire White House.”
Comey was indicted on one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath to Congress. The 12 grand jurors reportedly declined to indict on additional charges.
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