James Comey issues a dark warning as Trump's chaos intensifies: 'In for a rough ride'

President Donald Trump is going to bend and twist the rule of law even further than he already has, former FBI Director James Comey warned in an MS NOW interview with Nicolle Wallace on "Deadline: White House" — and the American people need to be ready.

Comey was previously indicted on politically motivated charges of lying to Congress, based on Senate testimony where he appeared to be telling the truth. After those charges were thrown out because Trump's prosecutor was improperly appointed, he was hit with new charges accusing him of threatening violence against the president, based on a social media post of seashells.

"There doesn't appear to be anybody left who is willing to stand for institutional imperatives, norms, things like the rule of law in the face of a desire by the president," said Wallace. "There were those people in the first term. Trump spotted it and wanted to make sure it didn't happen again. Apparently, it happened a little bit, at least with Pam Bondi. So she's gone. What it tells me is that he has found the crew that he was looking for. What does that mean for the country?"

"It's bad," said Comey. "You never want time to fly, but it means it's going to be a very difficult two years. And whatever it is, two and a half years. Thank goodness for the elections this fall. Thank goodness for the judiciary. But we're in for a rough ride, which really shouldn't shock anyone who knew what Donald Trump was, who knew about January 6th, about the 2020 election lies. All of this was in some ways predictable. And now we're going to have to live with it. I'm going to have to live with it."

"When he calls you a dirty cop, what is he talking about and how does that make you feel?" Wallace continued.

"I — honestly, it's crazy that I'm in a place where I'm 65 years old, and I actually find it a little bit humorous to have this obsession by this 80-year-old man with me, I don't know," said Comey. "And I am an honest person. I am a person who was raised to stand up and speak out. I can't do any other."

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