White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday reportedly said that former FBI Director James Comey could face multiple criminal charges as the Justice Department weighs evidence of misconduct tied to the Russia probe.
Miller’s comments, made during an appearance on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, followed revelations that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred Comey to the Department of Justice in July for alleged criminal activity.
According to NBC News, the DOJ is now considering charges against the former bureau chief.
“Well, I don’t have any news to make on that subject or question,” Miller began, before immediately unloading on the former FBI director. “But I’m always happy to talk about former disgraced former FBI director James Comey, who, of course, is corrupt, who, of course, has been engaged in vast amounts of illicit and unlawful conduct, who, of course, was at the center of the Russiagate attack and assault on American democracy.”
The Russiagate saga has long been discredited, but questions about accountability for those who spearheaded the investigation remain.
Miller made clear that he sees Comey and other former intelligence officials as central players in what he described as an orchestrated campaign to undermine the 2016 election and the Trump presidency.
“There are so many people, Comey, Clapper, Brennan, Monaco, all across the government under previous administrations who have worked tirelessly to try to dismantle our democracy, and it has to lead somewhere to accountability,” Miller said, listing former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan, and current Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
Evidence has also emerged that calls into question sworn testimony given by some of these officials.
A CIA memo released in July suggests that both Brennan and Comey may have perjured themselves when they told lawmakers under oath that the Steele Dossier did not form the basis of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA).
That assessment, presented as the definitive U.S. government view of Russian interference, was foundational to claims of collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow.
The memo, part of a CIA review ordered in June by then-CIA Director John Ratcliffe, concluded that Brennan in fact pushed to include the Steele Dossier in the ICA.
Compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, the dossier was commissioned by Fusion GPS, a research firm funded by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the law firm Perkins Coie.
While the Steele Dossier was once cited widely by Democrats and media outlets, its credibility has since collapsed. Even The New York Times has discredited the document, acknowledging it was based on unverified rumors and unreliable sources.
For Miller, the memo underscores what many conservatives have argued for years: that Comey and his allies knowingly misled the American public to cripple a duly elected president.
Whether the Justice Department ultimately brings charges remains to be seen, but the signals coming out of both the White House and the intelligence community suggest the era of impunity for figures like Comey may be nearing its end.
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