Comey’s Charges Had Nothing To Do With Russia Interference — This Was Trump’s Payback - Fedlan News | FN Newsroom

James Comey faces charges unrelated to Russia, focused on his congressional testimony, seen by critics as Trump’s payback.

From the start, Trump has treated the Justice Department less like an impartial institution and more like a tool for settling scores. Comey's indictment fits neatly into that pattern. If Trump's real concern were Russian interference, the charges would reflect that—Comey could have been accused of lying about details of the Russia probe itself. But that's not what happened. Instead, prosecutors zeroed in on congressional testimony, technical statements under oath that may or may not stand up in court but serve a much clearer political purpose.

That purpose is to brand Comey, once and for all, as untrustworthy. To strip him of credibility. To ensure that when people hear his name, they don't think of the Russia investigation, or of his clashes with Trump over principle, but of the label "indicted." In politics, perception often matters more than the verdict. Even if Comey beats the charges, the stain remains.

This is the cycle Washington has been trapped in since 2016: scandals feeding indictments, indictments fueling headlines, headlines driving more division. Each side claims victory, each side claims victimhood, and institutions that are supposed to stand above the political fray sink deeper into it. The Comey case, stripped of its legal jargon, is less about perjury and more about politics. It shows how far the fight has gone, and how little space is left for anything that looks like fairness.

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