House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, calling it a “disgraceful attack on the rule of law,” and suggested anyone involved will be held accountable if Democrats regain power.
The indictment alleges Comey gave a false statement and obstructed a congressional proceeding.
“Donald Trump and his sycophants in the Department of Justice are completely and totally out of control, and have viciously weaponized the criminal justice system against their perceived adversaries,” the Democrat leader said in a statement. “The malicious prosecution against James Comey has no apparent basis in law or fact, and lawyers of good conscience in the department know it.
“Anyone complicit in this malignant corruption will face accountability,” Jeffries added.
...The suggestion is that, if Democrats regain power, they will pursue those who played roles in the indictment of Comey and others from the prior administration. In the middle of all of this is the Department itself, which could face waves of political tit-for-tat measures.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) September 26, 2025
Jeffries made a similar argument earlier this week.
Hakeem Jeffries threatens that a Democrat-led DOJ will to go after people working with Trump if Democrats regain power.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 22, 2025
Then, in the same breath, says that Trump is destroying the credibility of the DOJ. pic.twitter.com/ekVYSC5Pz3
On Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel defended the bureau's role in the investigation of Comey.
"Career FBI agents, intel analysts, and staff led the investigation into Comey and others," he said. "They called the balls and strikes and will continue to do so. The wildly false accusations attacking this FBI for the politicization of law enforcement comes from the same bankrupt media that sold the world on Russia Gate- it’s hypocrisy on steroids. Their baseless objections tell us now, more than ever, that we are precisely over the target and will remain on mission until completion."