James Comey: The man who tried — and failed — to take down a president

When the first allegations of former FBI Director James Comey‘s malfeasance began to surface in 2018, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich humorously compared his “behavior to a child who throws a baseball at a car and then tries to pin the blame on his cousin.” Gingrich nailed it.

Following his indictment last week for making false statements to Congress and obstructing justice, Comey naturally maintained his innocence. He and his allies characterized the arrest as politically motivated revenge from President Donald Trump, whom they claim is using the U.S. legal system to punish his enemies.

I am not an attorney, but given the caliber of Comey’s legal team, a favorable venue, the Biden-appointed judge “randomly” assigned to the case, and the lack of details in the indictment,

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