{"id":2491696,"date":"2025-09-26T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-decry-comey-indictment-after-praising-cases-against-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:50:16","slug":"dems-decry-comey-indictment-after-praising-cases-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-decry-comey-indictment-after-praising-cases-against-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems decry Comey indictment after praising cases against Trump"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdems-decry-comey-indictment-after-praising-cases-against-trump%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=2491696&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>The article discusses the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on charges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a> to Congress and obstruction of justice related to his 2020 Senate testimony about the Trump-Russia inquiry. While Democrats have previously insisted that &#8220;no one is above the law&#8221; in cases against former President Donald trump, who faces multiple indictments, many now condemn Comey&#8217;s indictment as politically motivated and a threat to democracy. Prominent Democrats, including Sen.Chris Murphy and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, criticize the charges, framing them as part of a broader campaign of political retribution by the Trump management and its allies. Simultaneously occurring, some Republicans and Trump officials are adopting the principle that &#8220;no one is above the law&#8221; to justify holding Comey accountable. The article also notes ongoing political and legal battles involving figures like New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff,both facing their own controversies. Comey has denied the charges and plans to contest them in court. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats decry Comey indictment after praising cases against Trump: &lsquo;No one is above the law&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256745\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats who repeatedly said &ldquo;no one is above the law&rdquo; when President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> was indicted in four criminal cases have ironically criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indictments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indictment<\/a> against former FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Comey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, a federal grand jury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3825597\/grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicted<\/a> Comey on one count of making false statements to Congress and one count of obstruction of justice during a congressional investigation. Both charges stem from the former FBI director&rsquo;s 2020 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the bureau&rsquo;s handling of the Trump-Russia investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3826460\/fbi-agents-january-6-response-report\/\">FBI agents felt like &lsquo;pawns in a political war&rsquo; during Jan. 6 response, internal report shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3826417\/florida-attorney-general-legal-action-public-schools-blocking-tpusa-chapters\/\">Florida attorney general pledges legal action against public schools blocking TPUSA chapters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3826126\/kash-patel-james-comey-indictment-fbi-weaponization\/\">Patel rejects FBI is politicizing law enforcement after Comey indictment: &#8216;Wildly false accusations&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats were outraged by the latest indictment, with many claiming it poses a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-murphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Murphy<\/a> (D-CT) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1971354746742268108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a> Comey&rsquo;s indictment as a &ldquo;constitutional crisis,&rdquo; calling on leaders to choose between &ldquo;democracy or autocracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In February, Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/murphy-on-abcs-this-week-this-is-a-red-alert-moment-our-democracy-is-at-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also said<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s move to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development amounted to the &ldquo;most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced.&rdquo; Earlier this week, the senator <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/sen-murphy-trump-presidential-power-punish-political-opponents\/story?id=125774958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compared<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s treatment of his enemies to &ldquo;deeply repressive states,&rdquo; such as Iran or China.<\/p>\n<p>Other Democratic lawmakers made similar statements.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theMRC\/status\/1971577215033999692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">went on MSNBC<\/a> late Thursday to speak her mind about Comey&rsquo;s indictment. The congresswoman claimed any Trump supporters who are in favor of the administration targeting its perceived political opponents are not true Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How is it that you can call yourself American or patriotic when you literally don&rsquo;t understand who we are as Americans, when you literally are OK with throwing out the Constitution?&rdquo; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJasmine\/status\/1641559223413735424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously said<\/a> that &ldquo;not even a former president&rdquo; was above the law when Trump received his first indictment in March 2023. In that case, he was hit with 34 felony counts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indicting-trump-will-usher-in-americas-banana-republic-stage\/\" title=\"Indicting ... Will Usher In America\u2019s Banana-Republic Stage\">allegedly falsifying business records<\/a> to conceal hush money payments to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels nearly two decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/letitia-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letitia James<\/a>, who brought the state charges and a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, also said he could not escape justice in those two cases.<\/p>\n<p>James has not commented on Comey&rsquo;s indictment, but she may be one of Trump&rsquo;s next targets.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state attorney general<\/a> is battling allegations that she committed mortgage fraud by listing more than one home as her primary residence. She was previously referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s possible James may be charged after Trump teased there would be more indictments coming down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;ll be others,&rdquo; the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3826200\/trump-previews-other-prosecutions-after-comey-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told reporters<\/a> on Friday. &ldquo;What they&rsquo;ve done is terrible, and so I would, I hope there, frankly, I hope there are others because you can&rsquo;t let this happen to a country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA), who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiffs-legal-counsel-blasts-compromised-ed-martin-over-mortgage-fraud-investigation-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Schiff\u2019s legal counsel blasts \u2018compromised\u2019 Ed Martin over mortgage fraud investigation - Washington Examiner\">facing mortgage fraud allegations<\/a> like James, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAdamSchiff\/status\/1971360273857425667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weighed in<\/a> on Comey&rsquo;s indictment on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In my almost six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, I never witnessed such a blatant abuse of the department,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The DOJ is now little more than an arm of the president&rsquo;s retribution campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During his time in the House, Schiff was the one who led the first impeachment inquiry into Trump. He was also a member of the House select committee that investigated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, weeks before Trump left office at the end of his first term.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAdamSchiff\/status\/1666956567357407233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">once called<\/a> for Trump to &ldquo;be treated like any other lawbreaker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tim Kaine<\/a> (D-VA) called Comey&rsquo;s indictment a &ldquo;political hatchet job,&rdquo; arguing the Trump administration is not following the facts in this particular case. Rather, he said the Trump administration is simply exacting retribution against the president&rsquo;s enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Comey is &ldquo;entitled to the rule of law,&rdquo; the senator <a href=\"https:\/\/bluevirginia.us\/2025\/09\/video-on-jen-psakis-show-sen-tim-kaine-slams-trumps-retribution-against-former-fbi-director-james-comey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told MSNBC host Jen Psaki<\/a> on Thursday. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s entitled to fairness. He&rsquo;s entitled not to be victimized by a clearly trumped-up political persecution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Trump, Kaine and Psaki were among countless others who have employed the phrase: &ldquo;No one is above the law.&rdquo; In their eyes, the same can&rsquo;t be said for Comey.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and Trump officials, including FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kash Patel<\/a> and Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a>, are now co-opting the phrase to be used against Comey and possibly others.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone, especially those in positions of power, will be held to account &ndash; no matter their perch,&rdquo; Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1971347212811763992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one is above the law,&rdquo; Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1971345371583611099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">similarly said<\/a>. &ldquo;Today&rsquo;s indictment reflects this Department of Justice&rsquo;s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826401\/lindsey-halligan-rely-on-lined-prosecutors-james-comey-case-kaelan-deese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINDSEY HALLIGAN WILL RELY ON &lsquo;LINED&rsquo; PROSECUTORS IN COMEY CASE: KAELAN DEESE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The indictment came days after Trump publicly pressured Bondi to use her prosecutorial authority to go after Comey, James, and Schiff.<\/p>\n<p>Comey has maintained his innocence, vowing to fight the allegations in court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats criticize Comey indictment after backing Trump cases<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2491697,"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\/2025\/09\/AP25268834599171.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[23264,3933,15074,3634],"class_list":["post-2491696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-comey","tag-dems","tag-indictment","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25268834599171.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491696","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491696"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491700,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491696\/revisions\/2491700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2491697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}