Dan Bongino Warns Obama After DOJ Comments Spark Firestorm
“The White House shouldn’t be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting whoever,” Obama said during the interview. “The idea is that the attorney general is the people’s lawyer. It’s not the president’s consigliere.”
Advertisement But Bongino responded forcefully during a public appearance this week, suggesting Obama himself could face scrutiny over actions tied to the Russia investigation and broader allegations of political weaponization during the 2016 transition period.
WHOA!
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) May 8, 2026
Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino minces no words – President Barack Obama in on his radar:
"What was with the tweet – the shock to my core? well, in case you missed it, some of you may have, I'm gonna tell ya. Because what Barack Obama said the other day, was it… pic.twitter.com/98gDbClvI3
Advertisement “What was with the tweet — the shock to my core? Well, in case you missed it, some of you may have, I’m gonna tell ya,” Bongino said. “Because what Barack Obama said the other day — was it Colbert’s show? No. No, no. We’re not doing that. You know, I know things too, Mr. President.”
Obama’s remarks came amid growing controversy surrounding the Justice Department’s recent indictments and investigations involving several longtime Trump critics, including former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and former National Security Adviser John Bolton
No chance,” he added.
Bongino did not specify what information he was referencing, but his comments immediately fueled speculation among Trump allies that additional investigations tied to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe could be forthcoming.
The remarks came just hours after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly rejected Obama’s accusations that the Justice Department is being politicized under Trump.
“And I’m not letting you get away with this
“We are absolutely doing nothing but what we should be doing at the Department of Justice,” Blanche said.
Blanche defended the administration’s authority under Article II of the Constitution, arguing that executive power is vested in the president and that the White House is entitled to direct policy priorities within the Justice Department.
The Justice Department has faced mounting scrutiny following a series of aggressive investigations into Trump opponents and former officials.
In an interview with CBS News, Blanche described Democratic criticism of the administration’s prosecutions as “extraordinarily rich,” arguing that Trump himself faced years of investigations and criminal prosecutions under the Biden administration
Comey was recently indicted in North Carolina over a 2025 social media post showing seashells arranged to read “86 47,” which prosecutors allege constituted a threat against Trump, the 47th president. Comey has denied intending violence and said he removed the post after realizing some interpreted it as threatening.
Conservatives have increasingly pushed back against Obama’s comments by revisiting allegations surrounding the origins of the Russia investigation during the 2016 transition period.
Mollie Hemingway
.@MZHemingway rips Obama after saying he wants a Republican party that respects the “rule of law."
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 7, 2026
“It's actually reprehensible commentary from the man who instigated the Russia collusion hoax, one of the most horrific things to ever be perpetrated on the country."
"He refused… https://t.co/H5BjdCb1IU pic.twitter.com/zlBvAzvfPk
“Article Two says, ‘the executive power shall be vested in the President of the United States of America.’ It does not say that the Attorney General stands off to the side,” Blanche said while holding up a copy of the Constitution during the interview
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Obama during a television appearance this week, accusing the former president of helping orchestrate what she described as the “Russia collusion hoax.”
“It’s actually reprehensible commentary from the man who instigated the Russia collusion hoax,” Hemingway said. “He refused to accept his loss. And so he orchestrated this entire effort to run a coup against the incoming president.”
