GREGG JARRETT: The Great Comey Con: How 'Saint James' plans to put Trump on trial instead
Former FBI Director James Comey legal gambit to scuttle his own trial should not be taken lightly. Here's why
By Gregg Jarrett Fox News
Published October 11, 2025 7:00am EDT
"Let’s have a trial," declared James Comey, preening like a peacock in front of a camera when he first learned of his indictment by a Virginia grand jury on charges of making false statements and obstruction of a congressional hearing.
Cardinal Comey’s bravado was a staged drama to satiate his eternal quest for sainthood. In truth, a trial is not at all what he wants. That became abundantly clear in court on Tuesday, moments after the disgraced former FBI Director formally entered a "not guilty" plea.
His lawyers immediately notified the judge that they would endeavor to prevent a trial entirely by filing motions to have the case dismissed. They will allege selective and vindictive prosecution, grand jury abuse and outrageous government conduct.
Their aim is to put President Donald Trump on trial to avoid Comey’s trial, which is currently scheduled to commence in early January. It’s an undisguised legal maneuver to paint Trump as the pernicious villain while depicting Comey as the innocent victim.
That twisted portrayal is worthy of a Shakespearean farce, given the defendant’s long list of lawless schemes, unconscionable deceptions, and flagrant abuses of power that should have landed him behind bars years ago.
And spare me the moral outrage over weaponization of the law. Comey invented it by shamelessly launching the first lawfare crusade against Trump. His personal animus drove the perverted Russia hoax.
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