This week, the Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of threatening the President following a social media post that showed “86 47” written in seashells in the sand on a beach.

Following this indictment, Mike Fox, a legal fellow in the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice, released a new blog post detailing how the Department of Justice continues to foster an environment that puts politics over the rule of law:

The current trajectory of the Department of Justice suggests a dangerous shift toward placing political allegiance over the rule of law. When prosecutors are weaponized to target political opponents, they do so with the serene knowledge that they face zero personal or professional risk…

Accountability only truly exists when those in power are forced to justify their actions to a jury composed of ordinary Americans. Until the law changes, prosecutors will continue to wield the coercive power of the state without fear of the consequences, and ridiculous cases like the Comey seashell indictment stand to become the rule rather than the exception.

To speak with Fox further on the indictment of Director Comey, contact Cato PR at pr@​cato.​org.