Gregg Jarrett claims he has figured out James Comey's legal team's strategy regarding trial

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett revealed that he believes that the former FBI Director James Comey is attempting to “avoid his own trial” by putting President Donald Trump “on trial.”

Jarrett made these statements on the news channel’s ‘Hannity’ on Friday, October 10, while discussing Comey’s charges as well as New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment.

Gregg Jarrett says the last thing James Comey wants is a trial

When the guest host, Charlie Hurt, asked Gregg Jarrett if he believes anyone will “pay the price for any of this,” referring to James Comey’s charges and Letitia James’ indictment, Jarrett said, “Yeah, I think they could and let me speak to James Comey because I have a column tomorrow morning … look, when he was preening like a peacock in front of a camera saying, 'Let’s have a trial,'" as per the video on Fox News Digitial. 

"That was just another pretense of a lie by phony Comey. It was a con job. The last thing he wants is a trial," Jarrett said. "Which is why his lawyers this week said we’re gonna file motions to dismiss the case, claiming in a vindictive prosecution, selective prosecution, retribution by Trump."

"Comey’s strategy, make no mistake, is to put Donald Trump on trial to avoid his own trial. He doesn’t want to be put on trial, but typically that’s an uphill battle. Because under the law, you have to prove by clear evidence that the charges have an unjustified motive. If they’re justified, it’s not a defense," Jarrett added. 

"Of course, the argument that Trump is the terrible villain and poor Jimmy is the innocent victim, that’s worthy of a Shakespearean farce given Comey’s long list of lawless schemes, deceptions, and abuses of power," the legal analyst further remarked. 

James Comey pleads not guilty to charges 

The former FBI director was slapped with charges after reports suggested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) might have a grand jury indict him for allegedly lying to Congress in September 2020 as a legal deadline approached. 

On September 25, the DOJ announced that Comey said he “did not authorize someone at the FBI to be an anonymous source,” and, according to the indictment, that “statement was false.”

On Wednesday, Comey pleaded not guilty to the charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional hearing. Although the trial is scheduled for January 5 next year, his attorney suggested that several motions would be filed to avoid a trial.

James Comey shares video defending himself after indictment

Following the announcement of his charges, James Comey posted a nearly one-minute video to his Instagram saying that he and his family have known “for years” the “costs” of “standing up to” Donald Trump, but couldn’t “imagine living any other way.”

Comey added that they would not “live on our knees,” and urged followers to stay “engaged” and pay attention as he anticipated the trial.