Posting on Elon Musk’s X in the wake of former FBI Director James Comey issuing a not-so-thinly veiled call for violence against President Donald Trump, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino sounded off on Comey. Particularly, Bongino alleged that it was Comey who pushed the FBI into disaster with highly politicized, awful policies.
As background, Comey, the FBI Director under President Obama, posted a photo on Instagram in which seashells spelled “86 47.” “86” is a symbol meaning “get rid of,” or in this case, “assassinate,” and President Trump, as the 47th president, is often referred to as “47.” As could be expected, the post sparked a huge outcry.
It was on that situation that Bongino was commenting. Beginning, he said, “As the Deputy Director of the FBI, I am charged, standing with Director Patel, with managing the most powerful law enforcement agency in the world. The Director and I are also responsible for looking at grave mistakes made by people within the FBI in the past, and ensuring they never happen again.”
Continuing, he noted that the FBI can and will investigate Comey, though it isn’t the leading agency involved in doing so. He said, “And while the FBI does not have primary investigative responsibility for investigating threats against the POTUS, and we do not make prosecutorial decisions, we do have the ability and authority to support other federal agencies for violations of federal law. And we certainly have a responsibility to comment on matters involving former FBI officials, and allegations of law-breaking.”
Adding to that, Bongino slammed Comey for bringing yet more shame to the FBI, saying, “That said, former FBI Director James Comey brought shame to the FBI badge, yet again, this past week. The Director and I spend an inordinate amount of time cleaning up messes left behind by former Director Comey. And his latest actions are no exception.”
Further, he commented on how it was Comey’s failures of leadership that largely left the FBI in the terrible position it is now in, saying, “As I’ve stated in the past, I cannot post openly about all the things the Director and I are doing to reform the enterprise, but I assure you, they are happening. Sadly, many of those agenda items are the result of former Director Comey’s poor decision making and atrocious leadership.”
Concluding, he vowed to address the situation, saying, “And to those who doubt me, I assure you, when you see what the Director and I see from the inside, it’s even worse. I’m addressing this now, rather than on our interview with Maria Bartiromo tomorrow, because we recorded that interview earlier in the week prior to the incident with Comey. God bless America, and all those who defend Her.”
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General Mike Flynn left a comment on the post in which he slammed Christopher Wray, saying, “Wray was no better. He was either complicit with the culture Comey created or he exacerbated it. I believe all the above. The job you guys have is monumental but don’t let anyone leader off the hook. Yes, Jim Comey is a rotten SOB, but Wray and Mueller before Comey allowed this premier LE bureau to fall into collapse. Best of luck and God speed.”
Watch Comey get picked up by the Secret Service over his threat against Trump here:
Featured image credit: By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55653121