Former FBI Director James Comey was arguably one of the first consequential establishment figures to comply in advance with Donald Trump.

For his trouble, and his pivotal role in vaulting Trump to power,
he has now been targetedby Trump’s Justice Department for a politically motivated indictment.

The disgusting, undemocratic use of the justice system to further Trump’s petty feuds is ugly and terrifying.

It’s also, in James Comey’s case, a lesson that other elites would do well to study.

Bending over backwards to help Trump for any reason
— to protect yourself,
to demonstrate your bipartisan apolitical bona fides,
to secure a government deal
— absolutely never ends well.

Trump will come for you eventually.

You might as well take a stand and fight when it matters

Comey and the lesson of pre-capitulation

He tried to palliate bad faith Republicans. Now we're all paying the price.

(www.publicnotice.co)