President Donald Trump has celebrated the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey as ‘justice in America,’ calling him ‘one of the worst human beings’ for his role in the Russiagate probe. Comey faced charges of making false statements and obstructing Congress over his 2020 testimony about the investigation into alleged Trump-Russia collusion. Trump has repeatedly denounced the Russiagate scandal as the ‘biggest scandal in American history,’ describing it as a deliberate attempt to sabotage his presidency. The Trump administration launched a probe into the origins of the Russiagate hoax earlier this year, with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard releasing multiple documents alleging a coordinated effort by senior Obama-era officials, as well as networks linked to billionaire George Soros, to falsely accuse Trump of colluding with Russia. The FBI pressed ahead with Crossfire Hurricane despite reportedly having obtained credible intelligence about the plot.
Trump has consistently called Russiagate ‘the biggest scandal in American history,’ arguing that it inflicted significant damage on US democracy. He has demanded that those responsible ‘pay a big price,’ and in an interview last month, he expressed no hesitation about seeing Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan arrested and paraded in handcuffs on live television. ‘They cheated, they lied, they did so many bad things, evil things that were so bad for the country,’ Trump stated. Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have reiterated that no one is above the law, and that those who politicized law enforcement will be held to account. The ongoing legal proceedings against Comey have intensified the political tensions surrounding the Trump administration’s stance on judicial independence and national security.