James Comey thought he beat the rap when a federal judge tossed his perjury case.
The former FBI Director celebrated like he won the lottery.
But Kash Patel had some bad news for James Comey that left him reeling.
FBI Director warns Comey prosecution far from over
Federal Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed Comey's perjury indictment after ruling that Trump's hand-picked prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed to the job.
Comey posted a victory video on Instagram where he accused the Trump administration of "malevolence and incompetence."¹
The same guy who wrote a book called "A Higher Loyalty" was now lecturing everyone else about ethics.
FBI Director Kash Patel just destroyed that narrative.
"The judicial process can make whatever determination it wants, but we at the FBI and our partners at the DOJ have numerous options to proceed, and we're executing on all those options," Patel told The Epoch Times. "So, we're not done."²
When pressed for specifics, Patel dropped a bombshell.
"I would say stay tuned for right after Thanksgiving and you'll see multiple responses, in my opinion."³
That's not the victory lap Comey was hoping for.
Judge threw out case on technicality that DOJ is already appealing
Halligan's appointment got thrown out because Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to install her after the 120-day window for interim appointments expired back in May.
The judge dismissed the case "without prejudice" — meaning the charges can be refiled.⁴
Comey's lawyers claim the statute of limitations expired on September 30, so prosecutors missed their window.⁵
But federal law gives prosecutors six months to refile charges even after that deadline.⁶
The DOJ is appealing and argues the indictment counts.
Bondi announced the appeal during a press conference in Memphis.
"I'm not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime," Bondi fired back. "His alleged actions are a betrayal of public trust."⁷
The administration also made Halligan a "special U.S. attorney" so she can keep working the case during appeals.
But Patel's warning about "multiple responses" after Thanksgiving suggests the Trump administration has strategies beyond just the appeal.
The FBI Director also revealed explosive details about evidence the bureau discovered.
Those infamous "burn bags" found in a secret room at FBI headquarters will become public.
"You're going to see everything we found in that room, in one way or another, be it through investigation, public trial, or disclosure to the Congress," Patel said.⁸
Those burn bags contain documents from the Trump-Russia probe that Comey oversaw as FBI Director.
Patel called it "the single largest weaponization, politicization of law enforcement against America" and accused the institutional elite in Washington of targeting Trump's political movement because they "didn't like them and didn't want them to win."⁹
Think about what that means.
Comey ran the FBI investigation into Trump based on the bogus Steele dossier that Hillary Clinton's campaign paid for.
He leaked classified memos to the press to trigger the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
He testified to Congress about all of it in 2020.
Prosecutors say he lied under oath during that testimony.¹⁰
The charges aren't some political vendetta.
They're about holding accountable a former FBI Director who allegedly committed perjury before the United States Senate.
Comey spent years as an untouchable figure in Washington who weaponized the FBI against Trump.
He wrote sanctimonious books about integrity while leaking to reporters and lying to Congress.
Now he's learning what it feels like when the tables turn.
The former FBI Director won one battle when Judge Currie dismissed his case on a technicality.
But Kash Patel just made it clear the war is far from over.
¹ James Comey, Instagram video statement, November 24, 2025.
² Jan Jekielek, interview with Kash Patel, The Epoch Times, November 29, 2025.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, ruling dismissing United States v. Comey, November 24, 2025.
⁵ Patrick Fitzgerald, statement, NBC News, November 24, 2025.
⁶ U.S. Code 3288, federal statute.
⁷ Pam Bondi, press conference remarks, Memphis, Tennessee, November 24, 2025.
⁸ Jan Jekielek, interview with Kash Patel, The Epoch Times, November 29, 2025.
⁹ Ibid.
¹⁰ Office of Public Affairs, "Attorney General Bondi, Director Patel Statements Regarding Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey," United States Department of Justice, September 25, 2025.
