Donald Trump warned that others could be indicted as former FBI boss James Comey is set to turn himself in today.
The president insisted that Comey is a ‘dirty cop’ as he spoke to reporters before heading to the Ryder Cup golf tournament with his granddaughter Kai.
‘It is about justice. Not revenge. It is about justice,’ he said, adding, ‘They are sick, radical left people. And they can’t get away with it.’
Comey was indicted on Thursday on charges of lying to Congress during his September 30, 2020, testimony on what was known as ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ by the FBI, the original probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in 2016.
Trump vows ‘justice’ for Jim Comey as he leaves for Ryder Cup with granddaughter Kai
President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on his way to the Ryder Cup golf tournament with his granddaughter Kai.
The president said Comey’s indictment was about ‘justice,’ describing the former FBI director as a ‘dirty cop.’
‘It is about justice. Not revenge. It is about justice,’ he said, adding, ‘They are sick, radical left people. And they can’t get away with it.’
‘He is a dirty cop. He has always been a dirty cop,’ he said. ‘Everybody knew it.’
Trump said it was a ‘pretty easy case’ against Comey, pointing out that the former FBI director lied under oath.
‘He lied. He lied a lot but this was a very important thing. He could have said maybe or I don’t remember. He didn’t say that. He gave a very specific answer and then he verified it numerous times and he got caught,’ he said.
The president denied he had a ‘list’ of people he wanted to see indicted, but asserted ‘there will be others.’
He indicated that Comey was one of the worst offenders of using the Justice Department for politicalization.
‘Comey essentially is worse than a Democrat. I would say the Democrats are better than Comey,’ Trump said.
Comey faced backlash over ‘8647’ post
On May 15, 2025, Comey posted a photo on Instagram showing seashells arranged to form the message, ‘8647.’ He captioned the image with: ‘Cool shell formation on my beach walk’.
It was deleted just hours later after Trump allies interpreted it as a code calling for the 47th president’s assassination. The service industry slang to ’86’ something is to get rid of it.
Comey insisted he was unaware of any political meaning and said he opposed violence.
But DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced Secret Service launched an investigation and the former FBI Director voluntarily sat for an hour-long interview with the president’s protective detail.
Trump arrives on Long Island
Donald Trump has arrived on Long Island for the Ryder Cup golf tournament.
He was greeted by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on the tarmac at Republic Airport in Farmingdale.
The crowd reportedly cheered as the president’s plane passed low over the golf course and chanted ‘USA! USA! USA!’
What are the charges against James Comey?
Former FBI director James Comey was indicted on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice on Thursday.
The charges for Comey were related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, 2020 over Crossfire Hurricane – the codename for the Trump-Russia investigation.
In addition to the two charges, the grand jury declined to indict Comey on a third count, an additional charge of making false statements, court documents showed.
In September 2020, Comey was brought before Congress to discuss Crossfire Hurricane.
He is accused of having lied to the committee when asked whether he had authorized anyone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source of information related to investigations into either Trump or into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Comey’s son-in-law quits DOJ after indictment
James Comey’s son-in-law, Troy Edwards, resigned as a federal prosecutor just minutes after the former FBI boss was indicted.
Edwards quit his job ‘to uphold my oath to the Constitution and the country,’ he wrote in a one-sentence resignation letter addressed to Lindsey Halligan, the newly appointed acting US Attorney in Virginia’s Eastern District, whose office charged Comey.
Edwards was the deputy chief of the National Security Section, a prestigious role in a US attorney´s office that covers the Pentagon and CIA headquarters, handling some of the highest-profile espionage cases.
He was on the team of prosecutors who convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes of orchestrating a violent plot to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep President Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 election.
FBI Director Kash Patel brushes off accusations Comey indictment is politically motivated
FBI Director Kash Patel denied that the investigation into James Comey was politically motivated.
‘Career FBI agents, intel analysts, and staff led the investigation into Comey and others. They called the balls and strikes and will continue to do so,’ he said on X.
‘The wildly false accusations attacking this FBI for the politicization of law enforcement comes from the same bankrupt media that sold the world on Russia Gate- it’s hypocrisy on steroids.
‘Their baseless objections tell us now, more than ever, that we are precisely over the target and will remain on mission until completion.’
Judge assigned to Comey case is Biden appointee
US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a 2021 appointee of President Joe Biden, was randomly assigned to James Comey’s case, Politico reported.
Earlier this year, Nachmanoff let the CIA fire a doctor who pushed for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for the military.
Before his 52-46 Senate confirmation, Nachmanoff served as a magistrate judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2015 to 2021.
During his time as a magistrate judge, he presided over the 2019 arraignment of two associates of Rudy Giuliani, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who were charged with campaign finance violations. He released them on a $1 million bond.
Before that, he spent over a decade working in the federal public defender’s office.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and his law degree from the University of Virginia.
Top Democrat Dick Durbin raged against the ‘politically corrupt’ indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
‘The Department of Justice has become a political tool of a vengeful President,’ said the Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member.
Durbin added in a statement: ‘President Trump wears his corruption like a badge of honor and defies anyone daring to challenge him. The Attorney General willingly complies with every order from the White House.’
‘Is there one Republican left in Washington who gives a damn?’ he questioned.
Lindsey Halligan, 36, a former beauty queen, is an emerging MAGA star and was appointed US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after her predecessor Erik Siebert was ousted last week.
She promptly filed charges against Comey as the prosecution’s case against Comey was nearing a statute of limitations that would have expired next Tuesday, according to The New York Times.
Halligan, whose parents worked in healthcare, went to a private Catholic school in Broomfield, Colorado, where she was a basketball and softball star.
She went on to study politics and broadcast journalism at Regis University, a Jesuit college in Denver, which was also attended by Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10.
Halligan competed twice in Miss Colorado USA, making the semi-finals in 2009 and finishing fourth in 2010.
At the time, Trump co-owned the Miss Universe organization, which ran the pageants.
Later, she graduated from the University of Miami with a law degree and served in the city’s public defender’s office, before working on insurance cases as a partner in a private firm.
In late 2021 she went straight from a court case to an event at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
President Donald Trump speaks to media as granddaughter Kai looks on before the pair travel to NY for the Ryder Cup
By katrina schollenberger
Joy Behar tells The View she’s happy Trump went after former FBI director James Comey…then shares the very liberal reason why
By katrina schollenberger
Joy Behar shocked The View‘s panelists as she said she agreed with the president’s targeting of James Comey.
The TV host, a staunch critic of Donald Trump, said she sided with him because of how the former FBI boss had treated Hillary Clinton.
‘You know, I don’t like Comey. I agree with Trump on this one… I don’t like what he did to Hillary,’ Behar said on Thursday.
Behar was referencing Comey’s release of a letter on Clinton‘s use of a personal email server as Secretary of State right before the 2016 presidential elections. The scandal helped swing that year’s presidential election in Trump’s favor.
Former FBI head James Comey calls Trump a ‘tyrant’ following his indictment for lying to Congress while declaring his innocence
By katrina schollenberger
Former FBI Director James Comey lashed out at Donald Trump, calling him ‘a tyrant’ and challenging him to a trial after the president’s DOJ indicted him.
Comey defiantly stated he’s ‘not afraid’ and promised his family would ‘not live on our knees’ as he prepared to surrender Friday morning on the charges against him.
‘Somebody that I love dearly recently said that fear is the tool of a tyrant and she’s right but I’m not afraid and I hope you’re not either,’ Comey said on Instagram.
‘My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump. But we couldn’t imagine ourselves living any other way. We will not live on our knees and you shouldn’t either.’
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