Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 9th at 10:00 AM, according to court records. An initial expectation for Comey to surrender on Friday has been superseded by a court-issued summons, with no arrest warrant requiring immediate surrender. Comey was indicted on two felony counts of making false statements and obstruction of justice, charges he maintains are a "political prosecution." The indictment, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, alleges Comey lied to the U.S. Senate about authorizing an anonymous news source and corruptly obstructed a committee hearing, with each charge carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Judge Michael Nachmanoff has been assigned to the case. While one source indicated Comey possesses diplomatic immunity, rendering the indictment potentially non-viable, court records confirm a summons for arraignment. This legal action against Comey has drawn criticism, with Senator Tim Kaine calling the charges "trumped-up" and accusing President Trump of installing "one of his personal lawyers" to influence the Department of Justice. The White House X account posted "JUSTICE IN AMERICA!" in relation to the indictment. In parallel developments, wealth concentration in the U.S. has continued to increase, with the top 10% of households holding 67.4% of all wealth as of the second quarter, while the bottom 50% hold 2.5%, primarily in home equity, according to data from the Federal Reserve and shared by economist Diane Swonk. Separately, President Trump met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in the Oval Office on September 26th. Additionally, a U.S. Air Force E-3C "Sentry" aircraft returned to Elmendorf Air Force Base after over five hours airborne, likely tracking a violation of the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone by Russian Aerospace Force aircraft. Video also emerged of Thomas Matthew Crooks, a would-be Trump assassin, dry-firing a handgun in his bedroom.
