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"Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept.
25, 2025 – only the second time in history an FBI director has faced criminal
charges.
The indictment came just five days after President Donald Trump took to social
media to demand that Comey be prosecuted, and three days after Trump installed
a former aide as the prosecutor to bring the case.
Legal experts across the political spectrum describe this as an unprecedented
political prosecution that breaks fundamental democratic norms and mirrors
tactics used by authoritarian leaders worldwide.
As a professor of law, I think Comey’s indictment is momentous because it tests
a principle that has protected American democracy for 50 years: Presidents
should not direct prosecutors to charge their political enemies.
When leaders can abuse the justice system to target critics and investigators,
the rule of law collapses."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
