DAY IN COURT

Trump Enemy Subpoenaed in Alleged ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Probe

This is not the first time Trump has used legal means to target his foes.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the ongoing “grand conspiracy” case against President Donald Trump’s perceived foes. Jason A. Reding Quiñones, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida appointed by Trump, issued the subpoena last week. Comey will appear in court to answer questions on his alleged role in writing a January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) about Russia’s 2016 election interference. Since summer 2025, Justice Department prosecutors have pursued what they call a “grand conspiracy.” The case alleges that various Democrats abused their official capacities while investigating Russian interference in 2016 to sabotage now two-term President Donald Trump’s rise. Comey is just the latest intelligence official Quiñones has subpoenaed for their investigations into Russia. He also subpoenaed former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok, and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page. Comey has previously referred to the probe as a form of political persecution. This is not the first time Trump has used legal means to target Comey. The administration attempted to prosecute Comey on another charge, but those indictments were dismissed after the Trump official who led them, Lindsey Halligan, was removed from her post as interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after being unlawfully appointed.