For years, one name haunted the political establishment — a man once praised as incorruptible, later accused of weaponizing the highest law enforcement agency in the nation.
Now, that same man faces a criminal indictment.
And in the hours after the news broke, a powerful message echoed across Fox News: “The weaponization of the legal system has ended.”
Those words came from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who appeared on Hannity Friday night — a segment that instantly went viral, not only for her fiery tone but for what it symbolized.
A turning point. A reckoning. The end of an era that had once placed former FBI Director
James Comey at the center of American politics.
A Day That Shook Washington
When the Justice Department confirmed the indictment Thursday afternoon, it sent shockwaves through Washington.
Comey — the man whose public image once rested on a reputation for integrity — now stood accused of lying to Congress and obstructing an investigation.
Two felony counts.
One fallen icon.
And a nation watching.
For many Americans, especially those who had followed the saga of the Russia probe from the beginning, the moment felt surreal.
How had the country gone from lionizing James Comey as a defender of democracy to seeing him booked on federal charges?
Bondi’s answer was blunt.
“You shouldn’t be nervous any longer,” she told Sean Hannity. “Because Donald Trump is in office — and the weaponization has ended.”
Her words cut through the noise.
A Line in the Sand
Bondi’s statement wasn’t just a soundbite — it was a declaration.
For years, conservatives had accused the FBI and DOJ of becoming political weapons, targeting Trump and his allies while protecting the Washington elite.
Comey, who once led the FBI during some of the most divisive political investigations in modern history, had become a symbol of that imbalance.
Now, Bondi was promising accountability.
“Whether you’re a former FBI director, whether you’re a former head of an intel community, whether you’re a current state or local elected official, whether you’re a billionaire funding organizations to try to keep Donald Trump out of office — everything is on the table,” she said.
Her message was clear: no one, not even a man who once ran the FBI, would be above the law.
The Fall of James Comey
It’s been almost a decade since Comey first dominated national headlines.
In 2016, he was the man who publicly reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server just days before the presidential election — a move that infuriated Democrats and stunned the media.
Months later, he became the man who helped ignite the Russia investigation, authorizing the use of the Steele dossier, a collection of unverified claims about then-candidate Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Moscow.
That dossier, now widely discredited, became the backbone of Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s 2016 probe into Trump’s campaign.
The investigation dragged on for years, damaging public trust and deepening the partisan divide.
When Trump fired Comey in May 2017, the political world erupted. His dismissal became the catalyst for the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose two-year investigation ended without charging Trump or any of his aides with collusion.
But the damage was done — and Comey’s name became forever linked to one of the most controversial chapters in U.S. political history.
The Indictment
According to the indictment filed Thursday, Comey faces two federal charges:
One count of making a false statement within the jurisdiction of Congress
One count of obstruction of a congressional investigation
Prosecutors allege that Comey lied under oath when he claimed during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that he had not authorized anyone at the FBI to act as an anonymous source for media leaks.
They also accuse him of obstructing a congressional inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation by concealing evidence and misleading lawmakers about the FBI’s use of the Steele dossier.
If convicted, Comey could face up to 10 years in federal prison.
But beyond the legal implications, the indictment has reignited a national debate — one that stretches far beyond the courtroom.