On September 25, 2025, a federal grand jury in Alexandria indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts — one for making a false statement to Congress and another for obstructing a congressional proceeding. Comey pleaded not guilty and a trial is tentatively scheduled to begin on January 5, 2026, marking a dramatic turn for a man who for years positioned himself above accountability. Americans who watched the Russia saga unfold deserve clear answers, and an impartial courtroom is where those answers should be forced into the open.
The charges stem from Comey’s September 30, 2020, testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about leaks and internal decision-making during the FBI’s probe into alleged 2016 election interference. Prosecutors moved to act just before the five-year statute of limitations would have expired, a timing that only underscores how long many in Washington thought powerful figures could dodge consequences. If Comey did mislead Congress, holding him to the same standard as any citizen is not revenge — it is the rule of law.
This indictment did not happen in a vacuum. President Trump publicly pushed for prosecutions of his political foes, and the prosecutor handling the matter in Virginia was replaced after declining to seek charges. The replacement, who presented the case to the grand jury, was a Trump confidante with limited prosecutorial experience — an administration decision that critics will rightly scrutinize for favoritism even as others celebrate accountability finally catching up to influential figures.
Conservative voices and commentators — including Greg Kelly, who has bluntly accused Comey of lying repeatedly — see this moment as a long-overdue correction to a decades-long pattern of impunity among the permanent government class. For hardworking Americans who watched careers ruined and reputations weaponized while officials sidestepped consequences, the idea that Comey might finally be required to answer under oath is vindication that institutions can still work. This isn’t about politics as usual; it’s about whether elites face the same laws they enforced on everyone else.
Comey’s legal team, led by Patrick Fitzgerald, has vowed to fight the charges and has filed motions seeking dismissal on grounds the prosecution is politically motivated and improperly brought. On October 20, 2025, his lawyers pressed those arguments in court filings that lay bare the bitterly partisan context surrounding the indictment. Regardless of how the legal arguments play out, the defense deserves the same courtroom protections and presumption of innocence afforded to any defendant.
Patriots should be clear-eyed: accountability must not become selective vengeance. If the Justice Department has been weaponized to settle political scores, conservatives will be the first to condemn it. But neither can we tolerate a two-tiered system where former insiders roam free while ordinary Americans face consequences for far lesser conduct. The trial should expose facts, not merely produce headlines.
The larger battle here is about restoring faith in institutions, not tearing them down. Conservatives want a justice system that follows evidence, not narratives, and that applies the law without fear or favor. If the prosecution is legitimate, bring the case; if it’s politically tainted, expose that too — the American people deserve the truth.
Hardworking Americans should watch this closely and demand clarity. We believe in law, order, and equal application of justice — and that means holding prominent figures accountable when they cross the line while protecting the system from partisan manipulation. This moment will test whether Washington finally learns that privilege does not equal immunity.
