Comey jokes he’ll ‘be in line’ for $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ DOJ fund

Published May 19, 2026 2:51pm ET



Former FBI Director James Comey joked that he hoped to qualify for the Justice Department’s newly announced anti-weaponization fund, saying the program sounded like it was “intended for someone like me.”

Comey made the remarks during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper after being asked about the DOJ initiative.

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