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.
