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The Comey case — a timeline of what's happened

Sept. 25, 2025

Federal grand jury indicts Comey on two counts: false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. AG Bondi and Director Patel announce charges publicly. Indicted

Oct. 8, 2025

Comey arraigned in federal court in Virginia. Pleads not guilty. Trial set for January 5, 2026.

Nov. 24, 2025

Federal judge dismisses the indictment, ruling that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed — her appointment violated federal vacancy laws. Dismissed

Dec. 2025

DOJ appeals the dismissal to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Signals intent to re-indict through a new grand jury if needed. On Appeal

April 19, 2026

Patel appears on Fox News, announces arrests are coming, confirms coordination with AG Blanche, and states Comey will not be the only target facing criminal consequences.

Who else is Patel talking about?

Patel explicitly stated this morning that Comey is "not going to be the only one facing criminal consequences." He did not name additional targets by name — and as FBI Director, he likely cannot do that publicly while investigations are active. But his language — people who "tried to thwart our elections and rig the entire system" — points directly to the broader universe of officials involved in the FISA abuse investigations, the Russia probe, and the intelligence community actions during Trump's first term.

Patel has a long and specific history on this front. He was the primary author of the 2018 Nunes memo, which alleged FBI abuses of the FISA surveillance system targeting the Trump campaign. He has spent years building the evidentiary case that the institutions of the federal government were, in his view, weaponized against a sitting and then former president. This morning was not a new position — it was a progress report, delivered live, with the weight of the FBI Director's office behind it.

The context Patel's critics want you to ignore

To be thorough — because you deserve the full picture — there is a serious legal and political debate around these prosecutions. Comey's defense team, along with multiple former federal judges and former U.S. attorneys who filed amicus briefs, have argued this is a vindictive prosecution driven by political motivation rather than evidence. The career DOJ prosecutors who originally reviewed the Comey case declined to bring charges. A federal judge threw out the indictment. The legal process here has been contested at every step.

That context doesn't make Patel's statement less newsworthy. It makes it more so. We are watching, in real time, a historic confrontation between an administration that believes the justice system was weaponized against it and a legal establishment pushing back on what it sees as politically motivated prosecution. Both of those things can be simultaneously true, and both of those things have enormous consequences for every American, regardless of party.

What Kash Patel said this morning on national television was not a talking point. It was a promise. "I promise you; it's coming soon." Those are his words. He said them as FBI Director, in coordination with the Attorney General of the United States, on the record.

The Comey case is already in the legal system. The appeal is active. A new grand jury is a realistic possibility. And by Patel's own public account this morning, Comey is not the end of the list — he is the beginning of it.

We will be here covering every development as it unfolds. This story is moving fast. Stay with us.

— Samuel A. López, USA Herald

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