A federal grand jury is dropping over 30 subpoenas like hot potatoes, digging into the murky mess of Trump-Russia collusion claims from 2016 that many believe were spun out of thin air by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement, as Just the News reports.
This latest bombshell, paired with fresh revelations in the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, is peeling back layers of a saga that has more twists than a spy novel.
Let’s rewind to 2016, when Comey was at the helm of the FBI, overseeing twin investigations -- one into Hillary Clinton’s questionable private email server handling classified data, and another into baseless allegations of Trump colluding with Russia.
A 2018 Department of Justice watchdog report by Michael Horowitz didn’t hold back, slamming Comey’s handling of the Clinton email probe as “extraordinary and insubordinate” for publicly clearing her of charges in July that year.
Comey also stirred the pot by notifying Congress in October 2016 about additional Clinton emails found on a laptop tied to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, curiously tucked in a folder dubbed “Life Insurance.”
Horowitz’s report pointed fingers at the FBI for dragging its feet on this lead, hinting that the obsession with the Trump-Russia narrative -- pushed by biased agents like Peter Strzok -- might have been the culprit.
Fast forward to revelations from then-special counsel John Durham’s 2023 report, which exposed that Comey was briefed as early as August 2016 by CIA Director John Brennan on the so-called Clinton Plan intelligence. That is a scheme suggesting Clinton’s campaign aimed to smear Trump with Russian ties to dodge her email scandal.
Yet, in 2020 testimony to Congress, Comey conveniently claimed no memory of this briefing, despite handwritten notes unearthed in a locked safe at FBI Headquarters proving he was in the loop. Talk about a selective memory -- perhaps he thought those notes would stay buried forever.
Adding fuel to the fire, Comey’s cozy chats with his pal Daniel Richman, a former DOJ official, via personal Gmail accounts no less, raise eyebrows about just how much sensitive FBI business was being tossed around outside proper channels.
Richman, who worked as a special government employee for the FBI during 2016, later admitted to shaping media narratives by leaking the infamous “Comey Memos” to the New York Times in 2017 after Comey’s firing by President Trump. “Just got the point home to [Reporter 1]. Probably was rougher than u would have been,” Richman texted Comey on Nov. 2, 2016, per DOJ filings, hinting at a deliberate effort to steer press coverage.
Comey’s response? A casual “pretty good,” as if orchestrating media spin was just another day at the office.
Ethics guidelines Richman signed clearly warned against misusing government info for private gain, yet DOJ filings suggest Comey not only knew of Richman’s media meddling but encouraged it -- hardly the behavior of a by-the-book leader.
Now, the plot thickens with recent discoveries of hidden FBI documents, including a long-lost CIA referral memo to Comey from September 2016. They were found in a storage closet near the Director’s office, and critical evidence was stashed in burn bags at FBI Headquarters around the 2025 presidential inauguration timeframe.
These burn bags, uncovered in a secure room, held explosive records on the Trump Mar-a-Lago raid, the Jan. 6 Capitol events, the Crossfire Hurricane probe, and even parts of Durham’s classified appendix material, seemingly slated for destruction until an internal review caught it. “We have found several bags containing critical evidence on Russiagate and the Durham annex, and declassified them to show the truth about James Comey and other senior leaders' actions during the disgraceful Crossfire Hurricane scandal,” Patel told Just the News on Tuesday.
With over 30 subpoenas now flying out from a federal grand jury as of Thursday, targeting the false Trump-Russia collusion narrative, and more expected on Friday. It’s clear the Justice Department isn’t letting this web of deceit unravel quietly -- especially as Comey faces an indictment in Virginia for false statements and obstructing Congress, to which he’s pleaded not guilty.
