Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino issued a pointed warning to former President Barack Obama this week after the 44th president criticized the Trump administration\u2019s handling of the Department of Justice, escalating an already intensifying political and legal battle over the alleged weaponization of federal law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dispute erupted after Obama appeared for an interview with noted anti-Trump late-night host Stephen Colbert, where he accused President Donald Trump of improperly directing prosecutions against political opponents. Advertisement \u201cThe White House shouldn\u2019t be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting whoever,\u201d Obama said during the interview. \u201cThe idea is that the attorney general is the people\u2019s lawyer. It\u2019s not the president\u2019s consigliere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advertisement But Bongino responded forcefully during a public appearance this week, suggesting Obama himself could face scrutiny over actions tied to the Russia investigation and broader allegations of political weaponization during the 2016 transition period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obama\u2019s remarks came amid growing controversy surrounding the Justice Department\u2019s recent indictments and investigations involving several longtime Trump critics, including former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and former National Security Adviser John Bolton<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advertisement \u201cWhat was with the tweet \u2014 the shock to my core? Well, in case you missed it, some of you may have, I\u2019m gonna tell ya,\u201d Bongino said. \u201cBecause what Barack Obama said the other day \u2014 was it Colbert\u2019s show? No. No, no. We\u2019re not doing that. You know, I know things too, Mr. President.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No chance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bongino did not specify what information he was referencing, but his comments immediately fueled speculation among Trump allies that additional investigations tied to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe could be forthcoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m not letting you get away with this<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remarks came just hours after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly rejected Obama\u2019s accusations that the Justice Department is being politicized under Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are absolutely doing nothing but what we should be doing at the Department of Justice,\u201d Blanche said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blanche defended the administration\u2019s authority under Article II of the Constitution, arguing that executive power is vested in the president and that the White House is entitled to direct policy priorities within the Justice Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview with CBS News, Blanche described Democratic criticism of the administration\u2019s prosecutions as \u201cextraordinarily rich,\u201d arguing that Trump himself faced years of investigations and criminal prosecutions under the Biden administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advertisement The Justice Department has faced mounting scrutiny following a series of aggressive investigations into Trump opponents and former officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comey was recently indicted in North Carolina over a 2025 social media post showing seashells arranged to read \u201c86 47,\u201d which prosecutors allege constituted a threat against Trump, the 47th president. Comey has denied intending violence and said he removed the post after realizing some interpreted it as threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, earlier indictments against Comey and Letitia James tied to separate investigations were previously dismissed after a federal judge ruled that the interim prosecutor overseeing those cases had been improperly appointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cArticle Two says, \u2018the executive power shall be vested in the President of the United States of America.\u2019 It does not say that the Attorney General stands off to the side,\u201d Blanche said while holding up a copy of the Constitution during the interview<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mollie Hemingway<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s actually reprehensible commentary from the man who instigated the Russia collusion hoax,\u201d Hemingway said. \u201cHe refused to accept his loss. And so he orchestrated this entire effort to run a coup against the incoming president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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