James Comey: Victim of the System — or Architect of It?

There’s something darkly ironic about watching James Comey — former FBI director, media darling, and best-selling moralist — now facing charges for misleading Congress. According to the Department of Justice, Comey lied under oath in 2020 when he claimed he hadn’t authorized leaks of classified information to the press. The leak, allegedly facilitated by his deputy Andrew McCabe, related to the Clinton email investigation and appears to be the central focus of the indictment.

Predictably, mainstream pundits are painting Comey as a victim of Trump’s revenge tour — a once-heroic civil servant being politically persecuted by an embittered ex-president. But before you buy the story of Saint Comey at the stake, it’s worth asking: Is he really a victim of a broken system… or is he the system?

The Unelected Class: Designed to Outlast the Voter

Comey is the embodiment of the professional bureaucrat — polished, well-connected, untouchable. And if you read the Mises Wire article closely, you’ll see that this indictment is not just about one man’s lie. It’s about the quiet war that’s been waged for over a century between the elected government and the unelected machinery of federal power.

This struggle predates Comey. It stretches back to Andrew Jackson and was solidified by the Pendleton Act of 1883, which birthed the modern “permanent government.” Since then, we've watched as federal employees — answerable to no one and shielded by law — have outlasted presidents, obstructed reform, and defended their own interests, regardless of who the American people vote into office.

The FBI, created in the early 20th century and originally intended as a modest investigative agency, has evolved into the very heart of that unelected machine. It operates above politics, or so it claims — while simultaneously playing the dirtiest political games in Washington.

And James Comey? He didn’t fight that transformation. He perfected it.

Power, Optics, and Controlled Leaks

Let’s not forget: this is the man who met privately with then-president-elect Donald Trump to “brief” him on a dossier of obscene, salacious rumors that Comey himself described as “unverified.” What was the purpose of that meeting, really?

If you believe the FBI, it was routine intelligence work. If you have two brain cells and an ounce of cynicism, you recognize it for what it was: an implicit threat. A reminder to the incoming president that the permanent government had the means to humiliate or destroy him — whether the information was real or not.

Within days, the meeting’s details were in the press. Coincidence? Of course not. Comey typed it all up in the car and made sure the “right people” saw it. This isn’t a man at odds with the system. This is a man using the system as it was designed: to intimidate, obstruct, and insulate itself from the political will of the people.

Now, four years later, he’s being indicted for potentially lying about authorizing a similar leak — this time through his deputy. And the media’s first instinct is to portray him as a victim?

The real question isn’t whether Comey broke the rules. It’s whether the rules even matter in a system built to protect people like him. And when that system turns on its own — as it occasionally does — is it a sign of justice, or simply a power realignment?

Why This Matters for You — Yes, You

This isn’t just a Washington melodrama. The permanent bureaucracy — and the financial interests aligned with it — aren’t just in the FBI. They’re in the IRS, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, and every major regulatory agency that controls your money and your future.

And just like Comey, these agencies operate behind closed doors, insulated from elections, shielded from consequences. They surveil, they regulate, and when it suits them, they leak. But you? You get flagged for withdrawing too much cash, scrutinized for owning gold, and red-flagged for moving crypto.

Think Comey’s indictment will change that? Think again.

This isn’t a house cleaning. It’s a turf war. And no matter who wins, the system survives — unless you make moves outside of it.

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James Comey isn’t a casualty. He’s a prototype.
Until we dismantle the unelected government — bureaucratic, financial, and digital — we’ll keep mistaking these power plays for justice.

– Eric Blair