Trump accuses ex-FBI chief of ‘crimes against our nation’

Comey, who led the FBI from 2013 until Trump fired him in 2017, was charged with making false statements and obstructing Congress over his 2020 testimony regarding Crossfire Hurricane, the probe that triggered the years-long Russia collusion hoax.

“JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “He has been so bad for our Country, for so long, and is now at the beginning of being held responsible for his crimes against our Nation.”

The Trump administration launched a probe into the origins of the Russiagate hoax earlier this year, with US 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 the Kremlin.

The FBI pressed ahead with Crossfire Hurricane despite reportedly having obtained credible intelligence about the plot.

Trump has called Russiagate “the biggest scandal in American history,” describing it as a deliberate attempt to sabotage his presidency. He has argued that the affair inflicted enormous damage on US democracy, saying those responsible should “pay a big price.”

In an interview last month, Trump said it would not bother him “at all” if Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan were 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 said.

US Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the charges showed that “no one is above the law,” while FBI Director Kash Patel added that those who politicized law enforcement would “be held to account.”