THE WAR ROOM WITH STEPHEN K. BANNON (EP. #4835)

Real America’s Voice – October 8, 2025

EPISODE OVERVIEW

This episode of The War Room with Stephen K. Bannon on Real America’s Voice centers on the historic arraignment of former FBI Director James Comey on two felony charges. Against the backdrop of ongoing political battles, Bannon and guests dissect the significance of this moment, the broader efforts to dismantle the "deep state," and the perceived imbalance in the American justice system’s treatment of political adversaries. Correspondent Brian Glenn reports live from the courthouse, while frequent guest Mike Davis ("The Viceroy") provides legal and strategic analysis. The tone throughout is combative, triumphalist, and focused on themes of justice, accountability, and conservative populist determination.

MAIN THEMES & PURPOSE

• Historic Arraignment: The episode follows the live developments as James Comey is arraigned, portraying it as a pivotal victory in a long campaign to hold the "deep state" accountable.
• Justice vs. Double Standard: Discussion centers on the alleged disparity between the treatment of Trump allies (Bannon, Navarro) and establishment figures like Comey.
• Deep State Counteroffensive: Reinforces the narrative that the Trump movement is reclaiming and reforming federal institutions captured by entrenched elites.
• Process, Accountability, and Retribution: The episode frames today's events as only the beginning, vowing ongoing legal and political action.

STRUCTURED SUMMARY

1. Setting the Scene: Historic Day in Virginia

Timestamp: [02:10] – [10:43]

• Steve Bannon opens by cutting straight to live coverage outside the federal courthouse in Northern Virginia, eagerly anticipating Comey’s arrival and arraignment.

• Bannon: "The reason it's historic is not simply an FBI director being indicted today...These are just the appetizers...before the major engagement. They are working on massive indictments of McCabe...Bolton and McCabe and Brennan and Comey and Clapper, all you guys are going to spend many, many, many years in a federal prison." [03:30]

• Bannon recounts his own and Peter Navarro’s previous courtroom ordeals, contrasting their "civil infraction" handling to Comey's pending felonies.

2. Report from the Courthouse

Timestamp: [10:43] – [13:22]

• Brian Glenn details the courtroom atmosphere and composition of the crowd: mostly older, white anti-Trump demonstrators.

• Glenn: "Seems to be very much in touch of who you typically see marching in the streets...I would say it's 65 plus white retirees. That's what it is." [11:08]

• The crowd's focus is framed as anti-Trump rather than anti-Comey, underlining the ongoing culture war.

3. Disparities in Legal Process

Timestamp: [13:47] – [15:19]

• Bannon emphasizes the need to send a message: "When you take apart the deep state, you have to take the leading conspirators and they must go to prison. Right? Or, or leave the country. Right. And if we can't extradite them, they, they live in exile, forever bankrupt. No, they have to be dealt with. I think it's a great, I think this is a glorious day. This is part of the revolution." [13:47]

• Bannon launches into criticisms of the system for 'special treatment' of Comey versus the heavy-handed tactics used against MAGA figures.

4. Mike Davis on Comey’s Indictment: Legal Breakdown

Timestamp: [14:45] – [22:34]

• Mike Davis details the charges: Comey is indicted for false statements to Congress and obstruction of a congressional investigation relating to his leaks and testimony from 2017 and 2020.

• Davis: "He used the FBI, he politicized it and weaponized it...the bogus Russian collusion hoax, Crossfire hurricane investigation, the biggest scandal in American history." [14:46]

• Davis notes that only the 2020 false statement could be pursued due to statute of limitations.

• On the process: Davis is cautiously optimistic, saying "Today is the beginning of justice, certainly not the end." [22:25]

5. Systemic Double Standards and Deep State Resistance

Timestamp: [24:08] – [27:41]

• Discussion expands to recent congressional hearings, perceived attacks on Trump loyalists like Pam Bondi, and the entrenched resistance of "deep state" elements and Democratic administration.

• Glenn: "The Democrats are polling historically low right now. They have nothing to lose. And I don't see this government shutdown ending anytime soon because they want to see Americans suffer...They want to ruin this country on Donald J. Trump's watch." [25:40]

6. Fort Pierce Strategy – Seeking Real Accountability

Timestamp: [27:41] – [35:24]

• The strategy for future prosecutions is outlined: shift crucial cases to Fort Pierce, FL, to avoid the perceived partiality of D.C. and Northern Virginia juries and judges.

• Davis: "[In Fort Pierce] you have a grand jury of real Americans in real America." [51:49]

• Bannon credits the Article 3 Project and Davis for building momentum and coalition for these legal offensives.

7. Special Treatment for Comey – The Courtroom Drama

Timestamp: [39:15] – [55:37]

• Live confusion over whether Comey will face the media – unlike Bannon/Navarro, he is ushered in out of sight, avoiding the "perp walk."
• Bannon is incensed:
  • "They tried to break you...it's meant to be intimidating...Now today, for some reason...they allowed Comey to do something they didn't allow anybody else to do. This is is the problem. The problem is the system is rigged on these guys side, okay? It's got to stop." [46:47]
• Notable quote (Bannon): "If anyone on the planet should have been per walked and faced the humiliation, the shame, like every other criminal defendant does, it should have been James Comey." [60:33]

8. Administrative Error or Deep State Collusion?

Timestamp: [63:22] – [67:19]

• Davis reports finding out it was a "summons" rather than an "arrest warrant" due to an administrative mistake, meaning Comey didn’t have to endure arrest processing, the "perp walk," or media scrutiny.
• Bannon and Davis acknowledge the error, praise U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan for working under the gun, but highlight how process details are exploited by entrenched officials:
  • "The deep state is always going to protect their own. We're to these people, alien invaders." [67:19]

9. Implications and Next Steps

Timestamp: [75:14] – [87:08]

• Explains the difference between a summons and an arrest warrant, and the procedural consequences.

• Davis: "James Comey, the most malicious prosecutor in American history is complaining about malicious prosecution." [83:57]

• The focus shifts to the case timeline: expectations for possible trial in several months, possibility of a hung jury or acquittal in Virginia due to jury pool biases.

10. Broader Campaign: More Indictments and Populist Resolve

Timestamp: [85:21] – [87:11]

• Davis affirms the public and ongoing nature of these legal battles:
  • "I'm going to make damn sure these people go to prison and I'm going to do it very publicly. So article3project.org...take action, action, action, action, as we always say, is the war room's, war room posse's superpower." [86:39]

11. Navarro’s Reaction – Outraged by Disparity

Timestamp: [87:13] – [88:42]

• Peter Navarro (White House guest) joins briefly, voicing frustration:

  • "James Comey got special treatment. Navarro, they dragged you, they shackled you like a dog, then they dragged you into a to an arraignment. James Comey got VIP treatment for felonies. Yours were misdemeanors. How's that set with you, sir?"
  • Navarro: "Pisses me off, Steve." [87:38]

• Bannon reiterates—"this is just one small administrative matter, but in the narrative building, huge, okay?" [88:40]

NOTABLE QUOTES & MEMORABLE MOMENTS

• Steve Bannon: "We are determined to break the deep state and we're determined to make sure that never again can anyone like the illegitimate Biden regime steal an election..." [03:45]
• Mike Davis: "This is the biggest scandal in American history. This indictment of James Comey. Comey is the beginning and not the end of justice for James Comey." [60:33]
• Bannon on the "perp walk": "If that's the process, that's the process. Let's roll, let's just go. It's game day, let's hit it, right? But here Comey, you already see special treatment. They slid him in, in through one of these Sally ports...to get him in with no media scrutiny." [55:37]
• Peter Navarro: "Pisses me off, Steve." [87:38]

KEY TIMESTAMPS

• [02:10] – [10:43]: Cold open, scene-setting at courthouse, preview of day’s events
• [10:43] – [13:22]: Brian Glenn courthouse report, crowd description
• [14:45] – [22:34]: Mike Davis legal breakdown, significance of charges
• [22:34] – [27:41]: Senate Judiciary hearing recap, defense of Pam Bondi, government shutdown context
• [31:59] – [35:24]: Fort Pierce grand jury strategy, Article 3 Project
• [39:15] – [55:37]: Comey’s low-profile entrance, contrast to Bannon/Navarro, legal process gripes
• [63:22] – [67:19]: The “summons” error; deep state systems
• [75:14] – [77:59]: Summons vs. arrest warrant, bond process, no mug shot, security gaps
• [85:21] – [87:11]: Next steps, activism encouragement
• [87:13] – [88:42]: Navarro’s closing reaction

FINAL TAKEAWAYS

• Tone: Defiant, aggressive, populist, highly critical of judicial norms.
• Language: The show is replete with militarized, combative language ("revolution," "counteroffensive," "destroy the deep state").
• Action Items: Listeners are urged to remain engaged, donate, and take political action.

Summary in a Sentence:
The War Room episode casts James Comey's arraignment as both a historic victory for the MAGA movement and glaring evidence of systemic double standards, vowing that this is only the opening phase in a protracted war to dismantle the deep state and restore "real American" justice.