James Comey Is No Pristine Model of Ethics, and Now He’s Staring Down Karma

On Thursday, James Comey became the first former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be indicted for a federal crime.

That is likely the only fact upon which you will receive anything close to agreement in the country.

For some, the two-count indictment is long-overdue accountability for a man who pushed through the now-debunked Russia collusion investigation.

For others, it is another abuse on President Trump’s revenge tour. 

There are legitimate concerns about the targeting of a political critic of the president, who publicly complained just days ago that Attorney General Pam Bondi was not indicting Comey and others. 

However, Comey is hardly the pristine model of “ethical leadership” that he described in his book. Putting aside his critical role in the Russia collusion investigation, Comey tossed aside even the pretense of ethics after Trump fired him.