REPORT: FBI Top Brass Planning “Beefy” Perp-Walk Of James Comey

The FBI is reportedly planning a large “perp walk” of James Comey using “large” and “beefy” agents.

Yes please!

NEW🔥: FBI top brass are reportedly considering perp-walking the bureau’s former director, James Comey.

Comey was indicted last week for perjury and obstruction over sworn testimony he gave to Congress in 2020. The indictment came after President Donald Trump fired Erik Siebert,… pic.twitter.com/0lbllcYTKi

— Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) October 4, 2025

NEW🔥: FBI top brass are reportedly considering perp-walking the bureau’s former director, James Comey.

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Comey was indicted last week for perjury and obstruction over sworn testimony he gave to Congress in 2020. The indictment came after President Donald Trump fired Erik Siebert, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, for declining to prosecute Trump’s political foes, which included Comey. Siebert’s replacement, Lindsey Halligan, pressed forward with the case and secured an indictment that may very well be procedurally invalid, aside from the merits, which legal experts across the political spectrum have said are dubious.

On Friday night, CBS News reported that the FBI is considering a “showy” arrest of the 6’8″ Comey, complete with a perp walk by decked-out agents who are “large” and “beefy.”

Citing a law enforcement source familiar with the situation, the report said the FBI is “actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate.”

The report did not mention FBI Director Kash Patel, and by extension, what, if any role Patel is playing in plans to arrest his predecessor.

Reports say it may take place on October 9th:

🚨🚨 BREAKING: The FBI is allegedly planning on PERP WALKING Former FBI Director James Comey on October 9th

Who wants to see that? pic.twitter.com/tde8h28R3n

— JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) October 4, 2025

A top FBI agent has even been fired for refusing to participate:

JUST IN: FBI Agent FIRED For Refusing to Arrest & Perp Walk James Comey After Indictment

Reuters confirms:

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.

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Comey was charged on September 25 with making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation, in a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump's retribution campaign against his political enemies.

Reuters could not immediately determine how or when senior FBI officials wanted to stage bringing Comey into the bureau's Washington field office. Only a summons to appear in court was issued in the case, and not an arrest warrant. However, defendants will often report to an FBI field office for booking after a court summons is issued.

For more on the "perp walk" we go to CBS News:

The FBI is considering carrying out a "showy" arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Comey was charged last week with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, an unprecedented move that came after President Trump publicly pressured Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into his longtime adversary. A grand jury voted to indict him on Sept. 25 and hours later, Comey was issued a summons directing him to appear in federal court in northern Virginia for an Oct. 9 arraignment. His lawyers agreed to bring him to his arraignment, two sources said.

But on the same day as his indictment, FBI leadership discussed hauling Comey in instead of waiting for the ex-FBI chief to report to court on his own, a source knowledgeable about the conversations told CBS News.

The source told CBS News that leadership asked for "large, beefy" agents to conduct an arrest of Comey "in full kit," including Kevlar vests and exterior wear emblazoned with the FBI logo. It was suggested that a supervisory special agent in the violent crimes division of the FBI's Washington Field Office would be able to put together the kinds of agents who fit the bill, the source said.

The agent, however, refused to participate in this plan, believing it would be inappropriate and highly unusual for a white-collar defendant like Comey, according to the source. He was then suspended for insubordination.

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The FBI is now actively working to put together a team to arrest Comey between now and his court appearance on Thursday, but other FBI supervisors have also refused to cooperate, said a source knowledgeable about the conversations and a law enforcement source familiar with the situation. The expectation is that the FBI will eventually find somebody.