FBI Director Kash Patel is claiming credit for the controversial and likely “politically motivated” indictment of former FBI head James Comey.

Patel, who has faced MAGA criticism for his performance, particularly for botching an arrest announcement hours after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, trumpeted the Justice Department’s charging of Comey as a victory for the FBI—and for him.

“Career FBI agents, intel analysts, and staff led the investigation into Comey and others,” he posted to X on Friday. “They called the balls and strikes and will continue to do so.”

He continued by attacking those characterizing Comey’s indictment as an act of political retribution against an opponent of President Donald Trump. President Barack Obama appointed Comey to lead the FBI in 2013, and he was fired by

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