Democrats do not say anyone above the law except with regard to the case of Comey

The best democrats strike two very different notes on responsibility: the applauding president Donald TrumpThe condemnation for crime is proof that “no one is above the law”, while exploding the recent indictment of the former director of the FBI, James Comey, as a pure political recovery.

The Comey indictment triggers fierce political reactions

In 2019, the component of the Nancy Pelosi Chamber declared during a discussion at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco that the Democrats thought “that no one is above the law”, including the commander-in-chief.

“Everyone wants the president to be held responsible in the most serious way. And everyone believes, now I speak on the democratic side, that no one is above the law, in particular the President of the United States,” said Pelosi.

The former lecturer of the Chamber, Nancy Pelosi, previously applauded President Donald Trump to account, saying: “No one is above the law”. (Getty Images)

Former president Joe Biden reiterated the mantra “nobody is above the law” before the remarks of her white house in the Middle East on May 31, 2024.

He said the New York affair against Trump was “a state affair, not a federal affair”, decided by “a jury of 12 citizens” after five weeks of evidence and deliberations.

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The jury, noted Biden, “returned a unanimous verdict” to judge Trump guilty of 34 Crime charges, while stressing that Trump has the right to appeal.

Former President Joe Biden talks about foreign policy during a speech in the Washington State Department on January 13. (Susan Walsh / AP)

“This is how the American justice system works,” said Biden, the appellant “imprudent, dangerous and irresponsible” to claim that the trial was just rigged due to an unfavorable result.

The head of the Senate minority, Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., addressed Trump’s condemnation in a speech of June 3, 2024 saying that “former President Donald Trump is now a condemned criminal”.

“The point to remember the most important of this case is that no one is superior to the law, including Donald Trump,” he added.

In the heels of Comey’s indictment, Schumer said on Sunday that he had “no confidence in Trump’s judicial system”.

Chuck Schumer told NBC News that he had “no confidence in Trump’s justice system”. (Reuters)

Schumer said that on NBC News’ “press meeting” that Trump “had transformed this judicial system to be his own political fighter”.

“He tells them to go after people he doesn’t like. He tells them to exempt the people he loves,” said Schumer.

Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA., Denounced what he called a “malicious prosecution”, reminding journalists that Trump had previously dismissed a prosecutor who refused to carry “frivolous accusations”.

Trump replies that Comey the indictment concerns justice or revenge

Senator Mark Warner, D-VA., Vice-president of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued an even clearer reprimand.

Senator Tim Kaine speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee for Foreign Relations on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

“This type of interference is a dangerous abuse of power,” he warned. “By ousting an independent prosecutor respected and replacing it with a supporting partisan loyalist, Trump undermines one of the most important American lawyers’ offices in the country and erodes the rule of law itself.”

While the Democrats were based on the chorus “no one is above the law”, Trump retaliated – telling journalists on Friday at the White House that the indictment against the former FBI chief was the rotation of corruption, not political recovery.

“This is really justice, it is not a revenge,” said Trump. “It is also the fact that you cannot let this continue. They are sick, radical who left people, and they cannot get away with it, and Comey was one of the people.”

President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he leaves the White House in Washington, Sunday, September 7, 2025. (AP photo / Jose Luis Magana)

“He was not the biggest, but he is a dirty cop,” said Trump, adding, “he has always been a dirty cop. Everyone knew it.”

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Trump’s comments came after Comey was accused By a large jury for having allegedly lied to the congress and hindered a convention procedure. It was charged with two charges: false declarations presumed within the framework of the jurisdiction of the legislative branch and the obstruction of a convention procedure.

Comey’s indictment was set at 10 a.m. on October 9 before the district judge Michael S. Nachmanoff. If he is found guilty, Comey risks up to five years in prison.

Michael Dorgan of Fox News Digital and Emma Bussey contributed to this report.