In yet another melodramatic display of sour grapes, former FBI Director James Comey took to his Substack page to launch a baseless tirade against President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ) after his daughter, Maurene Comey, was dismissed from her role as a federal prosecutor. The liberal media, ever eager to amplify any anti-Trump narrative, has seized on this story to paint the administration as tyrannical—while ignoring the glaring hypocrisy of the Comey family’s own history of political bias.

Comey’s five-minute rant, dripping with self-righteous indignation, recycled his tired metaphor about a “reservoir of trust” at the DOJ—conveniently ignoring that it was his own actions during the 2016 election that eroded public confidence in the FBI. His daughter, Maurene, didn’t name Trump directly but thinly veiled her attack by claiming, “Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought.” This melodramatic statement reeks of the same elitist mindset that has long plagued the D.C. bureaucracy—where career officials believe they are untouchable, regardless of performance or political bias.

The reality? The DOJ has every right to restructure its personnel, especially if there are concerns about impartiality or inefficiency. Yet the liberal media spins this as some authoritarian purge, conveniently ignoring the fact that every administration, regardless of party, has made staffing changes. Where was this outrage when Obama-era officials cleaned house? The double standard is glaring, and it smacks of political opportunism designed to undermine a legitimately elected conservative leader.

Comey’s sanctimonious lecture about “doing the right thing” rings hollow given his own track record. This is the same man who mishandled the Hillary Clinton email investigation, leaked classified memos to manipulate the Russia probe, and was fired for incompetence by Trump in 2017. Now, he positions himself as some guardian of justice while his daughter implies that her termination was politically motivated—without producing a shred of evidence to support her claim.

President Trump has consistently championed accountability in government, actively working to drain the swamp of entrenched bureaucrats who believe they are above scrutiny. The DOJ’s decision to dismiss Maurene Comey was likely based on merit—something the liberal media stubbornly refuses to entertain. Instead, they amplify unsubstantiated claims of tyranny, reinforcing their long-standing agenda to discredit the Trump administration at every turn.