Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn reacted to the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey by warning that the case represents “just the beginning” of what he described as a larger effort to confront corruption and infiltration within the United States.
Comey, who led the FBI from 2013 to 2017, was indicted this week after prosecutors alleged he misled lawmakers during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about his handling of the Trump–Russia investigation, known internally as “Crossfire Hurricane.” He has denied wrongdoing and said he will fight the charges in court.
In an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Flynn — who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser during his first term — criticized Comey’s recent online video, viewing it as a signal to left-wing forces and a possible threat.
“Now what is Jim Comey going to do? Jim Comey, on his little video that he put out, you know, he’s signaling, he’s signaling to everybody. He’s, it’s, you know, the dog whistle, and maybe there’s some threats that are put in there. We don’t know, you know, we’ll have to figure that out. But it’s certainly a signal to everybody,” Flynn began during a segment.
“Hey, don’t worry about this. We’re going to get, we’re going to be okay. We’re not going to, you know, it’s not about, I’m going to stand and fight. No, this is about whistling to the Marxist left in this country, the infiltration of our country by a very, very serious threat,” Flynn added.
He then linked Comey’s situation to what he says is a growing threat of communism and Islamism in the U.S.
“And yet, we can blame China. Yes, they’re, they’re to blame partially. Yes, we can blame Russia. Yep, that’s the idea of an ism that’s called communism. There’s also the rise of Islamism,” he said, adding his biggest concern is for younger Americans.
“I’m in the, sort of the waning age group of your audience, right? I mean, your audience is generally a young crowd out there, and I want them to know that guys like me, guys like you, but there are others. We’re standing up fighting, not for me. I don’t give a shit about me at this point. What I care about is this country, because I have children and I have grandchildren, and we are going to have to fight through this,” he said.
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Flynn said Comey’s indictment should not be viewed as the end of the battle but as an opening step.
“This is just the beginning. If people think that, oh, this is great. Comey has been indicted. Wonderful. Clap pat yourselves on the back. You know, brush the crap off of your shoes, or put your running shoes on, because we all have got to start running now, this is just the beginning,” he stated.
He added, “There will likely be other indictments, and that’s good and it we start to get at this leadership team. But we have such a cancer inside of our our government right now, and that’s at that’s at federal, state and local.”
Flynn then added that Americans at all levels will need to step up and take responsibility for changing the direction of the country.
“My message to the American people is you better wake up to the fact that we all have a responsibility as citizens of this great country to serve this country. You don’t just have to serve in the United States military. You can serve your country down at your community level. And that’s my message to America. If people don’t wake up and start serving this country and in so many different ways, it does take sacrifice. That’s what freedom costs. Freedom is not free. It requires sacrifice. It requires a lot of things,” Flynn said.