{"id":2581861,"date":"2026-03-19T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comey-subpoenaed-in-grand-conspiracy-case-against-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:40:47","slug":"comey-subpoenaed-in-grand-conspiracy-case-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comey-subpoenaed-in-grand-conspiracy-case-against-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Comey subpoenaed in &#8216;grand conspiracy&#8217; case 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\">16<\/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%2Fcomey-subpoenaed-in-grand-conspiracy-case-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=2581861&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 FBI Director james Comey has been subpoenaed as part of a sweeping federal inquiry into whether officials surfaced or shaped inquiries into the Trump era in ways that protected Democrats while pursuing Republicans, including Donald Trump. The probe has expanded to more than 130 subpoenas adn has drawn in former officials from Democratic administrations, including Joe biden and Barack Obama, with Pam Bondi cited as having described the effort as a strategic use of the legal system.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry is overseen by U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones and U.S. District Judge Aileen cannon, and has raised questions about venue, since many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-proceeds-to-consider-new-pause-on-trump-national-guard-use-despite-appeals-court-ruling\/\" title=\"Judge proceeds to consider new pause on ... National Guard use despite appeals court ruling\">relevant events occurred<\/a> in Washington, D.C., rather than South Florida, fueling criticisms of \u201cforum shopping.\u201d Comey\u2019s subpoena appears tied to his alleged role in drafting the January 2017 intelligence community assessment on Russian interference and perhaps related material connected to the Steele dossier. Officials targeted in the case, including Comey, have rejected the probe as politically motivated and part of efforts to revisit the Russia investigation and related prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>Experts note the legal path remains uncertain. Much of the conduct under scrutiny has already been reviewed, making it hard to build straightforward charges from past Russia-related decisions. Investigators may be pursuing a broader conspiracy theory to keep possible charges alive even if <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >narrower false-statement claims<\/a> are time-barred.  <\/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\">Comey subpoenaed in &lsquo;grand conspiracy&rsquo; case against Trump<\/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_2537569\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"516\">FBI<\/a> Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"169\">James Comey<\/a> has been subpoenaed as part of a sweeping federal investigation into what Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11687\">Pam Bondi<\/a> had called a strategic use of legal systems that protected Democrats from criminal scrutiny while&nbsp;targeting&nbsp;Republicans, including President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena is one of more than 130 issued in the case, which has expanded over the past year to include a wide range of former officials who served under Democratic administrations, including former Presidents <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"360\">Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4497563\/doj-antitrust-chief-denies-paramount-wbd-merger-political-reasons\/\">Acting DOJ antitrust chief denies Paramount-WBD merger will be approved for political reasons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4494877\/chinese-surrogacy-boom-raises-birthright-citizenship-question\/\">Chinese surrogacy boom in America raises novel birthright citizenship questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4496957\/joe-kent-charlie-kirk-assassination-investigation\/\">Joe Kent says he was told &#8216;you need to stop&#8217; investigating Charlie Kirk assassination<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The investigation centers on allegations that officials &ldquo;bent the rules&rdquo; or acted improperly in pursuing inquiries into Trump dating back to the 2016 election and subsequent federal cases. <\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida have been using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-hillary-clinton-campaign-cant-hide-38-documents-from-the-special-counsel\/\" title=\"Why The Hillary Clinton Campaign Can\u2019t Hide 38 Documents From The Special Counsel\">grand jury based<\/a> in Fort Pierce to examine whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials can be tied together in a broader conspiracy case stemming from the Trump-Russia saga and later Trump-related prosecutions brought during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Comey and others targeted in the investigation have rejected those claims, characterizing the investigation as politically motivated and part of a broader effort to revisit long-standing grievances tied to the Russia investigation and later prosecutions of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi previously said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-says-doj-investigating-alleged-obama-biden-effort-against-trump\/\" title=\"Bondi says DOJ investigating alleged Obama-Biden effort against ...\">inquiry treats alleged abuses<\/a> of law enforcement and intelligence authority as part of a conspiracy dating back to the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry is being overseen by U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, an appointee of Trump who once oversaw and later dismissed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-era-directive-could-alter-presumptions-about-trump-documents-case-legal-group-says\/\" title=\"Legal group suggests Obama-era directive may impact assumptions in ... documents ...\">criminal classified documents case<\/a> against him, handling the grand jury proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry, first made public last fall after a Trump-aligned attorney, Mike Davis, spoke of it in multiple interviews, has drawn scrutiny because many of the underlying events took place in Washington, not South Florida, fueling criticism that prosecutors are seeking a more favorable venue.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan&rsquo;s attorneys previously argued that the government was steering the matter toward Fort Pierce, where Cannon is the lone district judge, raising concerns about forum shopping.<\/p>\n<p>Comey&rsquo;s reported subpoena appears to fit into that larger strategy. The subpoena relates to his alleged role in drafting the January 2017 intelligence community assessment on Russian election interference, a document Trump allies have long argued was compromised by the inclusion of material tied to the Steele dossier. The broader inquiry has focused in part on how Obama-era officials handled and presented intelligence related to Russia and Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4496934\/house-gop-democrats-bondi-interview\/\"><strong>&lsquo;THEATRICAL FOOLS&rsquo;: HOUSE GOP SLAMS DEMOCRATS FOR BLOWING OFF BONDI INTERVIEW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, the legal path remains uncertain. Much of the conduct at issue has already been scrutinized through prior reviews and investigations, making it difficult for prosecutors to build a straightforward case based on underlying Russia investigation decisions from one decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>The difficulty of threading the loop may also explain why investigators appear to be exploring whether a broader conspiracy could keep possible charges alive even where narrower false-statement allegations may now be time-barred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Comey subpoenaed in conspiracy probe against Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4222,"featured_media":2581862,"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\/2026\/03\/AP25321685238924-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23264,7836,3634],"class_list":["post-2581861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-comey","tag-subpoena","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25321685238924-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581861","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\/4222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581861"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581865,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581861\/revisions\/2581865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}