House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, dismissing concerns that President Donald Trump improperly pressured the Justice Department to pursue political opponents.
Johnson, a constitutional lawyer, said Comey’s alleged false statements to Congress amounted to perjury, a charge brought by a grand jury.
“James Comey lied to Congress,” the Louisiana Republican told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “A nonpartisan, nonbiased grand jury looked at the charges, and they agreed. They voted to bring an indictment of James Comey, not President Trump, not the DOJ. That’s how our system works.”
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