Dear James Comey, Don’t Confuse Our Elation at Your Court Victory as Endorsement
- john raymond
- 47 minutes ago
- 1 min read
A judge just erased the charges against you because Lindsey Halligan was never lawfully appointed. That’s justice working—finally—and everyone who values due process should cheer it. But don’t mistake that sound for forgiveness.
You still owe this country an honest apology for 2016. Your “no good options” defense was never good enough, and your memoir-era reflections only reinforced what many of us already suspected: you thought your judgment, and your discomfort with Hillary Clinton, outweighed the duty to protect electoral integrity. You intervened because you believed yourself above the rules.
The misogyny at the heart of that choice remains unaddressed. You may not have said it aloud, but your actions showed it. A man who truly believed a woman could lead without his moral supervision wouldn’t have stepped in the way you did. Until you name that bias—until you confess it plainly—you’ll stay a pariah, not a redeemer.
We on the left can celebrate Trump’s courtroom losses and still condemn your past arrogance. The two truths coexist easily: rule of law deserves to win, and you still owe America—and women in particular—a full-throated, unqualified apology.