James Comey Indicted

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

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🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. In this recording from a Substack livestream, Preet and Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney and co-host of the Insider podcast, share their reactions to the Comey indictment and the danger of politicizing law enforcement, describing it as a moment that has “crossed the Rubicon.” They break down the lead-up to the charges, the merits of the case and the strength of the evidence, the reactions from Comey and from Trump’s supporters, and how the case is likely to unfold. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:05.9	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.2	Hey, folks, as you have no doubt heard, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia
0:14.2	has indicted former FBI director James Comey.
0:18.6	This is a dangerous inflection point.
0:24.7	A sitting president ordering the investigation, prosecution,
0:30.1	an ultimate imprisonment of his political critic over the objections, not only of career prosecutors, but also his own hand-picked political appointee.
0:34.7	We're sharing a recording of a live conversation I had earlier today on Substack
0:38.4	with my Insider podcast co-host, Joyce Vance. We'll have a lot more next week on the Insider
0:44.7	podcast. You can support our work by becoming a member at cafe.com slash insider or stay tuned.substack.com.
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1:54.1	As people who know me, I think, realize that I'm not given to hyperbole.
1:57.0	I've been practicing law for a long time.
2:00.1	As of you, I've been a prosecutor for a long time. I'm now doing defense work, among other
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