{"id":16109,"date":"2025-10-08T06:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16109"},"modified":"2025-10-08T06:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:53:19","slug":"bondi-issues-new-statement-after-james-comey-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16109","title":{"rendered":"Bondi Issues New Statement After James Comey Indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News\u2019 \u201cHannity\u201d on Friday that the \u201cweaponization\u201d of the legal system has \u201cended\u201d following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Justice Department announced Thursday that Comey faces one count of making a false statement within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch and one count of obstruction of a congressional investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Fox host Sean Hannity, while reviewing the legal hurdles former President Donald Trump has faced, said he was \u201cnervous for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t be nervous any longer because Donald Trump is in office, and the weaponization has ended. We\u2019ve made that very clear,\u201d Bondi said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re a former FBI director, whether you\u2019re a former head of an intel community, whether you are a current state or local elected official, whether you\u2019re a billionaire funding organizations to try to keep Donald Trump out of office. Everything is on the table,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will investigate you, and we will end the weaponization,\u201d Bondi added. \u201cNo longer will there be a two-tier system of justice. We are working hand-in-hand \u2014 [FBI] Director [Kash] Patel and I [with] Todd Blanche, with our incredible intel community [Director of National Intelligence] Tulsi Gabbard [and] [CIA Director] John Radcliffe, going non-stop around the clock. People will be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since Trump\u2019s first term, the former president has faced legal battles, from the Russia collusion probe to the FBI\u2019s raid on his Florida home in 2022. Trump has repeatedly said Democrats used the legal system to target him.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment of Comey followed reports that the Justice Department planned to ask a grand jury to bring charges related to his testimony before Congress in September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment says Comey falsely told lawmakers he \u201cdid not authorize someone at the FBI to be an anonymous source.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1971752055694827622&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fbondi-after-2-95518%2F&amp;sessionId=664e57271f76045a43bf4127ffd6dc4ec5a02302&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1971752055694827622\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Comey said he had not been told about problems with the Steele dossier and claimed he could not recall details from a 2016 briefing about its political bias.<\/p>\n<p>In July, reports said current FBI Director Kash Patel uncovered \u201cburn bags\u201d of documents tied to discrediting the Russia investigation. One item reportedly included a classified annex to special counsel John Durham\u2019s final report.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department, meanwhile, is investigating whether senior FBI officials mishandled classified materials tied to the bureau\u2019s Russia probe during the waning months of then-President Obama\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n<p>A source confirmed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-doj-investigating-fbi-russia-investigation-docs\/\">CBS News<\/a>\u00a0that the documents were discovered inside \u201cburn bags\u201d at FBI headquarters, containers usually reserved for destroying sensitive files.\u00a0The materials are connected to Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI\u2019s 2016 investigation into possible ties between Donald Trump\u2019s campaign and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel said last month that thousands of Russia-related files were uncovered in the bags, which he claimed had been hidden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Patel later wrote on X, \u201cWe just uncovered burn bags\/room filled with hidden Russia Gate files.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI opened Crossfire Hurricane during the 2016 campaign and continued it into Trump\u2019s first term. Former Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller concluded Russia interfered in the election with the goal of helping Trump.\u00a0Mueller did not accuse Trump or his aides of criminal coordination with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>A 2017 intelligence community report also found Russia sought to influence the election and developed a preference for Trump.\u00a0Those findings have long been challenged by Trump and his allies, who have called the probe a hoax and a witch hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents last month that she said undercut the 2017 report.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard accused Obama-era officials of a \u201ctreasonous conspiracy\u201d and a \u201cyears-long coup\u201d against Trump.\u00a0She said she would refer the matter to the Justice Department for possible charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News\u2019 \u201cHannity\u201d on Friday that the \u201cweaponization\u201d of the legal system has \u201cended\u201d following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. 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