The Comey Prosecution Is Dead
The Comey Prosecution Is DeadBut it’s no time to rejoice.Paul RosenzweigJuly 31Upgrade to listen8 minutes(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)THE PROSECUTION OF JAMES COMEY is dead, to begin with. It is as dead as a doornail.The manner of its death has yet to be determined, to be sure. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing terrifying can come of the story I am going to relate.To be sure, its death is, in some ways, disappointing.
- ▪The Comey Prosecution Is DeadBut it’s no time to rejoice.Paul RosenzweigJuly 31Upgrade to listen8 minutes(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)THE PROSECUTION OF JAMES COMEY is dead, to begin with.
- ▪It is as dead as a doornail.The manner of its death has yet to be determined, to be sure.
- ▪This must be distinctly understood, or nothing terrifying can come of the story I am going to relate.To be sure, its death is, in some ways, disappointing.
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| Original publisher | The Bulwark |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-james-comey-prosecution-is-dead-86-47-rule-of-law-trump-blanche-justice-department |
| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:57:39 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-31T09:03:46.903Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-31T09:03:46.903Z |
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The Comey Prosecution Is DeadBut it’s no time to rejoice.Paul RosenzweigJuly 31Upgrade to listen8 minutes(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)THE PROSECUTION OF JAMES COMEY is dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. It is as dead as a doornail.The manner of its death has yet to be determined, to be sure. But there is no doubt that it is dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing terrifying can come of the story I am going to relate.To be sure, its death is, in some ways, disappointing. Who does not yearn for a full-blown public trial where the government’s proof is exposed for the bag of vacuous nonsense that it is? The spectacle would sell popcorn by the bucketful—and with good reason.
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