"James Comey's indictment landed like a thunderclap, immediately reigniting debate over whether the Justice Department is acting independently or following the whims of a former president. So quickly did the question arise that Kash Patel, FBI director and longtime Trump loyalist, took to X.com to defend his agency. Career agents had called the balls and strikes, Patel wrote. Critics were hypocrites on steroids. Mission First."
"On Sept. 20, a week before the indictment, President Donald Trump posted what read less like commentary and more like a presidential marching order. He excoriated a woke RINO U.S. Attorney in Virginia, browbeat AG Pam Bondi, and pushed Lindsey Halligan to take over all to ensure Comey's indictment. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!! Trump wrote, linking legal action explicitly to personal grievance and political revenge."
"The message is clear: the indictment was a personal victory, a public performance of retribution, and a spectacle of authority in action. Patel's post, which came in the same post-indictment window, now reads like damage control. While Trump celebrates and personalizes the outcome, Patel assures the public that career agents acted professionally, that the process was impartial, and that law not loyalty guided the investigation."
Comey's indictment immediately reignited debate over whether the Justice Department is acting independently or following a former president's whims. Kash Patel, FBI director and longtime Trump loyalist, publicly defended the agency, asserting career agents handled the case professionally. A week before the indictment, President Donald Trump posted directives pressuring prosecutors and demanding action to ensure Comey's indictment. Trump later celebrated the indictment, labeled Comey a 'Dirty Cop,' and mocked the judge as a Biden appointee. The juxtaposition of Trump's public micromanagement and Patel's assurances creates a stark tension between political spectacle and claims of prosecutorial independence, raising questions about perceptions of impartial justice.
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