The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Ray refused to participate in this plan, believing it would be inappropriate and highly unusual for a white-collar defendant like Comey, according to the source. He was then suspended for insubordination.
The FBI is now actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate, said a source knowledgeable about the conversions and a law enforcement source familiar with the situation. The expectation is that the FBI will eventually find somebody.
Perp walks shouldn’t be a thing in the first place. At it’s best it’s bullshit theater to drum up sentiment that someone is guilty pretrial
It’s considered a war crime to parade around POWs, but totally okay for someone not even convicted of anything.
They’re dealing with this with Luigi right now between the perp walks and politics involved there’s a non zero chance they get at least a mistrial.
I just don’t understand Comey’s inexplicable resistance to imperial norms…