Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) didn’t mince words Sunday morning when he appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and delivered a much-needed civics lesson to Jake Tapper who seemed more interested in spinning political narratives than discussing actual law.
The topic? The long-overdue indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
Tapper, playing defense for the usual crowd, tried to paint the situation as political payback, asking Johnson whether it’s ever “acceptable” for a president to instruct an attorney general to prosecute a political opponent. Johnson, a constitutional attorney himself, quickly shot that idea down and set the record straight.
“James Comey lied to Congress,” Johnson said bluntly. “He took an oath. He said things that were simply not true. It’s called perjury.” And guess what? It wasn’t President Trump or some political lackey who brought the charges, it was a grand jury. You know, that little thing in our justice system made up of everyday citizens who weigh evidence and vote to indict based on facts, not feelings.
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Johnson emphasized that a “non-partisan, non-biased grand jury” looked at the evidence and decided Comey has to answer for his actions. Not because Trump said so, but because the law demands it. “That’s how our system works,” Johnson said. “Everybody has to subscribe to the law even a former FBI director.”
Amen.
Let’s be honest here: Comey’s conduct during and after the 2016 election was disgraceful. He leaked classified memos to the press, launched a baseless investigation into Trump based on the debunked Steele dossier, and misled Congress repeatedly. He played politics in a position that demands neutrality, and now, finally, he’s being held to account.
The indictment stems from statements Comey made under oath in 2020 while testifying about the Russia collusion investigation. The clock was ticking, the statute of limitations was set to expire September 30 — but justice landed just in time.
And as Johnson pointed out, there were “many things” Comey could’ve been indicted for, but the delay in holding him accountable let the clock run out on several potential charges. That in itself is a disgrace.
Still, Comey is now the first former senior administration official to be indicted for his role in the Russia collusion hoax. It’s not political, it’s long overdue.
The law applies to everyone. Even the self-righteous bureaucrats who thought they were above it.