James Comey says he will not stop criticizing Trump despite facing criminal indictment
Former FBI Director James Comey appeared on MSNBC's Deadline Monday and stated he will continue criticizing President Trump despite facing a criminal indictment over an Instagram post prosecutors claim threatened Trump's life. Comey said he expects the legal pressure to continue as long as Trump remains in office and expressed confidence in his legal position while affirming his commitment to speaking out.
18
Divergence score
6 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
4 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 6 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Washington Examiner
Breitbart
The Hill
NY Post
Daily Wire
PBS NewsHour
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Washington Examiner
Comey says he 'would not' be surprised by third indictment from Trump DOJ
Trump's retribution campaign · negative
The Hill
Comey says he's not going to stop criticizing Trump ahead of criminal trial
Comey's resolve despite legal pressure · neutral
First to report
- Washington Examinerfirst
- The Hill+12 min
- Breitbart+54 min
- NY Post+137.7 h
- Daily Wire+158.0 h
- PBS NewsHour+166.3 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage now splits three ways: Trump's vendetta (Examiner), Comey's defiant resistance (Breitbart, The Hill, NY Post), and Daily Wire's framing of Comey revealing institutional deep-state thinking, portraying him as admitting the bureaucracy opposes elected leadership.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
0
LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 5 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
0LEFT OUTLETS
THE RIGHT
“James Comey’s Message To Federal Bureaucrats: ‘Hang On … We Can Rebuild These Institutions’”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Comey says he's not going to stop criticizing Trump ahead of criminal trial” · The Hill
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 6 outlets put it
CENTER2
HThe Hill Comey says he's not going to stop criticizing Trump ahead of criminal trial 123d ago PBSPBS NewsHour 'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump after 2nd indictment 116d ago RIGHT4
WEWashington Examiner Comey says he 'would not' be surprised by third indictment from Trump DOJ 123d ago BBreitbart Comey: I Will Continue to Criticize Trump — 'Required If You Care About America' 123d ago NYPNY Post Ex-FBI Director James Comey taunts Trump DOJ on latest indictment — and says he’d reopen Clinton email probe again 117d ago DWDaily Wire James Comey’s Message To Federal Bureaucrats: ‘Hang On … We Can Rebuild These Institutions’ 116d ago 5 tracked claims across 6 outlets
Fact ledger
All5Claimed3Corroborated2
2/6
Claimed
Trump is personally obsessed with Comey and will not stop legal action against him as long as Trump remains in office
Source ·Washington Examiner quotes Comey's statement directly attributing actions to Trump's personal vendetta; Breitbart quotes Comey saying Trump 'has a bottomless desire to gain revenge'
Corroborated
Disputed
4 more tracked claimsSign up free to see the full ledger