Overview

• CBS and other outlets reported FBI leaders discussed a showy arrest of James Comey using “large, beefy” agents in full gear rather than allowing a voluntary appearance.
• An FBI Washington Field Office agent who refused to participate was relieved of duty or suspended, according to Reuters, CNN and additional reports.
• FBI Director Kash Patel blasted MSNBC coverage on X and warned agents to follow the chain of command, declining to deny the reported discipline.
• DOJ and U.S. Marshals guidance discourages orchestrated perp walks, and the court issued a summons for Comey instead of an arrest warrant before arraignment.
• The indictment—brought near a five-year deadline after Lindsey Halligan replaced Acting U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert—has drawn skepticism from legal analysts, while Comey denies wrongdoing.