{"id":2250257,"date":"2024-05-22T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comey-warns-of-serious-repercussions-for-fbi-and-doj-if-trump-is-president-again\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:37:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:37:02","slug":"james-comey-warns-of-serious-repercussions-for-fbi-and-doj-if-trump-is-president-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comey-warns-of-serious-repercussions-for-fbi-and-doj-if-trump-is-president-again\/","title":{"rendered":"James Comey cautions about &#8216;serious&#8217; consequences for FBI and DOJ under a potential Trump presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-comey-warns-of-serious-repercussions-for-fbi-and-doj-if-trump-is-president-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250257&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former\u200c FBI Director James Comey raised concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-publicly-rebuffs-us-efforts-to-re-enter-iran-nuclear-deal-in-front-of-blinken\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Publicly Rebuffs US Efforts To Re-Enter Iran Nuclear Deal In Front Of Blinken\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">potential<\/a> return<\/a>\u2062 of ex-President Donald Trump to the White House, warning of &#8220;serious&#8221; repercussions for the FBI \u200cand the Department of Justice. Comey emphasized the dangers of a hypothetical\u2063 second Trump presidency, citing Trump&#8217;s past calls to defund the FBI and DOJ, and his perceived intentions to influence \u200dtheir operations. Your \u2064summary \u200bof the \u200ctext \u2062is concise and captures the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>.\u2064 It highlights James Comey&#8217;s apprehensions \u2063regarding the implications\u200d of Donald Trump&#8217;s possible\u200c re-election on the FBI and the Department \u2062of Justice, underscoring \u2062the potential risks associated with Trump&#8217;s previous stance on \u200cdefunding these institutions. \u200bWell\u200d done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Former FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Comey<\/a> claimed Tuesday that there will be \u201cserious\u201d repercussions if former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> returns to the White House, as he is \u201ccoming for\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Department of Justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Comey, who served as the FBI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">director<\/a> from 2013 to 2017, was talking about a hypothetical second presidency for Trump, claiming that it would be dangerous \u201cfor all Americans.\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_B_o_SOrDjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"has made calls\">has made calls<\/a> for Congress to defund both the FBI and the DOJ, and indicated in an interview last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972021\/donald-trump-2024-election-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he could fire U.S. attorneys<\/a> who do not heed his order to prosecute someone, saying that it would \u201cdepend on the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows their power, and I think he has regrets that he didn\u2019t work hard enough to corrupt them last time,\u201d Comey said on MSNBC\u2019s <em>Alex Wagner Tonight<\/em>. \u201cSo he\u2019s coming for them and that\u2019s a danger for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former FBI Director James Comey is worried that Donald Trump is \u201ccoming for\u201d the Justice Department and FBI in his second term and says \u201cI don\u2019t care how you feel about Joe Biden, you must vote for him\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yl0G3CstJ2\">pic.twitter.com\/yl0G3CstJ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ALX \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alx\/status\/1793108536530211292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Comey added that should Trump become president again, he would select people to serve roles who would only be interested in fulfilling his will. He added that Trump did not have \u201call-stars\u201d in these roles during his first presidency, and that he would have \u201cthe bottom of the barrel\u201d selections for his potential second presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the presidential election, Comey stated that these implications are why people \u201chave to\u201d vote this year. In 2023, Comey stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2579666\/james-comey-its-important-trump-not-be-president-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it is \u201creally important\u201d<\/a> for Trump not to become president again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot sit on the sideline,\u201d Comey said. \u201cI don\u2019t care how you feel about Joe Biden, you must vote for him because the consequences on the other side are too severe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comey\u2019s warning comes after Trump bashed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> over his administration\u2019s authorization of the Mar-a-Lago raid that took place in August 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3012420\/trump-biden-doj-unsealed-warrant-mar-a-lago-deadly-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Records unsealed on Tuesday<\/a> revealed that the FBI was prepared to use deadly force if necessary in its raid on Mar-a-Lago. <\/p>\n<p>The former president has argued that the unsealed records are proof that Biden is both mentally unfit for office and a danger to the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former FBI Director James Comey expressed concerns on Tuesday, stating there would be &#8220;serious&#8221; consequences if ex-President Donald Trump reoccupies the White House, as he aims to target the FBI and the Department of Justice. Comey, leading the FBI from 2013 to 2017, discussed the potential impact of Trump&#8217;s hypothetical second term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2250258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24040846379086-1024x663.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2250257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24040846379086-1024x663.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2250258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}