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The long-awaited moment many of us have been calling for finally arrived: a federal grand jury in Alexandria has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on criminal charges. After years of watching career bureaucrats evade accountability while ordinary Americans faced consequences, this indictment represents a seismic shift toward enforcing the rule of law without fear or favor.
Prosecutors charged Comey with making false statements to Congress and obstruction related to his 2020 testimony, though one proposed count did not receive enough support from the grand jurors. The decision to move on two counts — and the disclosure that a statute of limitations had been looming — shows how close this case came to slipping through the cracks for the powerful and well-connected.
The timing and personnel involved have been unavoidable topics of debate: Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who pressed the case, was installed only days earlier after her predecessor stepped down. Critics will howl about politics, but hardworking Americans watching the swamp for decades know that accountability often requires political courage and decisive action when career officials refuse to police themselves.
A Biden-appointed judge, Michael Nachmanoff, will oversee the proceedings and Comey’s arraignment is scheduled for October 9, underscoring that the courts — not cable news or social media mobs — will decide the facts. Whatever one’s feelings about the players, this is how a republic corrects abuses: through juries, judges, and transparent process rather than backroom immunity for the powerful.
Comey publicly declared his innocence and framed the indictment as punishment for standing up to Donald Trump, while the White House and supporters cheered what they call overdue justice. Each side will have its megaphone, but the important thing for the nation is that allegations are tested in open court, not settled by press conferences or partisan narratives alone.
Make no mistake: this moment is about more than one man. It is a message to every official who thinks their title makes them untouchable — no more special treatment, no more double standards. Conservatives who have long demanded equal justice must hold fast to principles now: welcome accountability, insist on fair trials, and keep pushing for reforms that prevent future abuse by any powerful institution.
