Read by Matthew Alford.
By Russiagate standards, the Comey case is a slam-dunk
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The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey over alleged false statements to Congress has been widely dismissed as yet another radical overreach of Donald Trump’s executive power. But to view the first ever indictment of an FBI chief solely through the lens of Trump retribution only tells half the story. By the derelict standards of the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion probe that Comey presided over and promoted long after leaving his position, his 2025 prosecution is perfectly legitimate.
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