From the article. Bold emphasis mine. It seems every public office holder from the president to local elections officials are receiving threats these days. But how much follow-through have we seen? Very, very little. These threats or suggestion of violence are all bark and no bite.
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Comey, who was fired by Trump, writes that, while we should always be on the lookout for potential political and ideological violence, it's the FBI's job to worry about such things, and the "threat" of violence is much worse than the potential for the real thing.
"I know from professional — and, unfortunately, personal — experience that people mostly tend to threaten because they want to live rent-free in your head, impacting the way you live even if they never come near you," Comey writes.
"We must not let the idea of Trumpian violence become some kind of boogeyman, frightening us away from our commitment to the rule of law," he adds.
When it comes to a violent events like Jan. 6, Comey says it was ultimately a security failure, and the contingent of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys "who operated with seditious intent" among the rioters were minimal. "In the overwhelming main, the offenders of Jan. 6 were morons who bought Trump’s lies. They must be held accountable — every last one of them — but they shouldn’t be the monster under our national bed," Comey writes.
