Jonathan Turley tonight casts doubt on the successful prosecution of James Comey, saying that unless there’s a smoking gun in the DOJ’s indictments that he just doesn’t see how they’ll establish this is a ‘true threat’.
Here’s what he wrote:
I remain skeptical of the accounts of the two criminal charges. This has to overcome towering free speech protections. We will have to wait to see if the Administration has a "smoking shell" allegation that makes Comey's shell speech more menacing as a willful and knowing threat.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 28, 2026
…It was reckless and unprofessional, but the standard is a true threat. Without such new evidence, this is unlikely to succeed. I cannot imagine what that new evidence would be beyond a sleeper surfer hit squad waiting for a shell signal.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 28, 2026
As much as I’d love to see Comey go down, this just feels like an overreach in my opinion. Again, we haven’t seen the indictment and I truly hope I’m wrong and there is a smoking gun. But if Turley is right above and the DOJ can’t establish a ‘true threat’, going after Comey for this just will embolden the garbage media along with the anti-Trump politicians who say the DOJ is being weaponized against Trump’s critics.