Ty Cobb on Comey Indictment: 'Un-American and Despicable' Process

Criticism of Comey Indictment Process

• 🎯 James Comey's indictment is described as 'wholly un-American and really despicable' due to the process, not necessarily the substance.
• 💡 The standard of evenhanded justice has been abandoned under the current president and his administration.
• ⚠️ Career prosecutors and a Trump appointee found insufficient evidence to proceed against Comey.

Allegations of Political Retaliation

• ⚡ The president allegedly fired a prosecutor and ordered his attorney general to punish his enemies, including Senator Schiff and Attorney General Letitia James.
• 🏛️ This behavior is contrasted with historical American norms, drawing parallels to Allende's Chile, Stalin's Russia, and Hitler's Germany.
• ⚖️ The role of an attorney general is to uphold the Constitution, not to follow presidential orders in criminal matters, as exemplified by historical figures like Elliot Richardson.

Shift in Justice Department Control

• 🚀 In the second term, the president appointed individuals 'slavishly devoted' to him, willing to break ethical or legal barriers.
• 🧠 This contrasts with the first term, where attorneys general like Sessions and Barr were seen as men devoted to public service and the country.
• ⚠️ Current appointees are perceived as caring less about the country and Constitution, and more about their standing with the president, driven by his 'crippling narcissism' and 'vengeance tirade.'

White House Dynamics and Restraints

• 🗣️ During Cobb's tenure, there were strong, capable individuals who acted as an inappropriate restraint when the president suggested unwise or unethical actions.
• 🚫 Now, it appears people simply agree to the president's whims, asking 'how quickly can we get that done for you, sir?'

Concerns for the Rule of Law

• 📉 Cobb expresses deep concern about the attacks on the rule of law, which he believes has been significantly diminished.
• ⚖️ This diminishment poses a danger not just to Trump's enemies but to everyone, as the president 'picks winners and losers.'
• 🧐 The indictment of Comey is presented as an example of this wrongfulness, especially when contrasted with perceived lack of consequences for others, like Tom Homan.

Loyalty and Constitutional Oaths

• 🔑 The ultimate red line for loyalists is their oath to defend and protect the Constitution.
• 📜 This oath requires loyalty to principles that Cobb argues have been abandoned by the current administration.