Lordy! Trump Nailing Comey Over Leaks That Actually Helped Him Defeat Hillary Is Peak Irony

Colby Hall Sep 26th, 2025, 12:35 pm

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In a political irony so profound it could be mistaken for satire, former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by the Trump administration for allegedly lying about authorizing a leak to the concerning the Clinton Foundation—a leak many argue played a pivotal role in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory.

Much of the coverage of Comey’s indictment misses this most crucial detail: this case is almost entirely unrelated to Russia. Yet much reporting frames the indictment as connected to “Crossfire Hurricane” or the Russia investigation, obscuring the real irony: Comey is being prosecuted by the Trump Justice Departme

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