Federal prosecutors in Virginia have unsealed an indictment charging former FBI Director James Comey with making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, a development that has sent shockwaves through Washington. For hardworking Americans who have watched elite figures skate for years, this is a moment that demands attention and accountability.
The filing in the Eastern District of Virginia alleges Comey lied about whether he authorized leaks to the media during his September 30, 2020 testimony, accusing him of willful deception under oath. This is not a political sideshow; it is an accusation against a man who once wielded immense power inside the intelligence community and now faces serious criminal exposure.
Prosecutors moved with urgency because the five-year statute of limitations was nearing its end, and they presented the case to a grand jury in short order — a fact that explains the rapid timing of the filing. The speed of the move should not distract from the need for evidence to be aired and tested in a courtroom, where investigators can prove whether laws were broken.
This indictment comes amid a swirl of political pressure: President Trump publicly urged action, and the U.S. attorney’s office in Alexandria recently saw a rapid change in leadership that critics say smells like political tinkering. Those concerns about politicization are real and deserve scrutiny, but they cannot be a refuge for former officials who may have abused their authority.
Conservatives who have long demanded equal application of the law will watch this case closely, because the integrity of our institutions depends on no one being above accountability. Prosecutors point to Comey’s 2020 congressional exchanges over leak authorization as the heart of the case — specific claims that ought to be resolved by evidence, not by cable commentators.
Comey insists he is innocent and has called for a fair trial, and every patriot should defend the principle that defendants receive due process and a full opportunity to clear their names. At the same time, Americans are entitled to expect that those who once wielded the machinery of justice do not enjoy permanent immunity from its reach.
Now is the moment for principled conservatives to do what we have always said: demand the rule of law, insist on transparency, and resist the weaponization of justice whether it benefits our side or theirs. If the evidence supports a conviction, hold him to account; if the case is hollow and politically driven, expose it — because true patriotism means defending the law above faction.
