The Case Against Comey And The "Weaponization" Of The DOJ

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On Wednesday, former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding stemming from his 2020 testimony. Former federal prosecutor Jim Trusty joins the Rundown to discuss the legal and political dimensions of the case, including the history between Comey and former President Trump, and broader concerns over the alleged politicization of the Justice Department. A text scandal shaking up Virginia politics has added new tension to the governor’s race, as current Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger prepare to face off in their highly anticipated first debate. Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears joins the Rundown to discuss her campaign strategy, key issues for Virginia voters, and how she plans to make her case in the final stretch before Election Day. Plus, commentary from Co-host of The Ruthless Podcast, Josh Holmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	a peace deal in the Middle East.
0:02.1	President Trump announcing on truth, social,
0:04.1	that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal,
0:07.7	writing, quote,
0:08.4	all of the hostages will be released very soon,
0:11.2	and Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed-upon line
0:14.3	as the first steps towards a strong, durable, and everlasting peace.
0:18.5	Hamas has confirmed the deal.
0:20.3	For more details than the latest, listen to Fox News
0:22.7	Radio and go to Fox News.com. I'm Greg Gerard. I'm Sandra Smith. I'm David Asman, and this is the Fox News
0:29.6	Rundown. Thursday, October 9th, 2025. I'm Dave Anthony. Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to lying to Congress. In a case, Comey and Democrats call Trump political revenge. He doesn't come into this with the clean hands that he thinks he has. I think there's a lot of room for both sides to kind of publicly trash each other.
0:56.0	I'm like Emmanuel. Much of the political world has been focused on the tech scandal shaking
1:00.8	up Virginia's race for Attorney General. The two candidates vying to be the state's next governor
1:06.1	face off tonight in a highly anticipated debate. You are supposed to be the leader of your party currently,
1:13.1	and you're telling people to be divisive, to be rage, enraged about things? What kind of a leader does
1:20.2	that? And I'm Josh Holmes. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:29.7	Not guilty.
1:31.3	That's about all, James Comey said, in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia,
1:35.8	when the former FBI director was arraigned.
1:38.5	I'm innocent.
1:39.9	So let's have a trial.
1:41.0	That's what Comey posted in a video on social media after he was indicted last month.
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