Trump celebrates Comey indictment, pushes new tariffs from drugs to furniture: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 26, 2025
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges of false statements and obstruction. President Donald Trump called it justice. But now, Comey is firing back.
Plus, new Trump tariffs take effect Oct. 1: 100% on prescription drugs, 50% on cabinets, 30% on furniture and more. The White House said it’s about protecting American manufacturers, but critics warned it means higher prices.
And TikTok isn’t going dark. A new deal signed by Trump hands majority control to U.S. investors.
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
Comey indicted on false statements, obstruction tied to 2020 testimony
A grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey. The Justice Department has charged Comey with making false statements and obstruction in what some see as an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s push to prosecute his political enemies.
Prosecutors claimed Comey lied during 2020 congressional testimony about the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. The indictment was rushed through before the statute of limitations was set to expire next week.
The move follows weeks of pressure from Trump, who fired the U.S. attorney overseeing the case after he declined to bring charges.
Trump then installed his former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan, as the new top prosecutor in Virginia.
On Truth Social Thursday night, Trump called the indictment “Justice in America.”
Hours before the indictment dropped, reporters pressed the president on the case.
“I think I’d be allowed to get involved if I want, but I don’t t really choose to do so. I can only say that Comey’s a bad person. He’s a sick person. I think he’s a sick guy, actually,” Trump said. “He did terrible things at the FBI. But I don’t know. I have no idea what’s going to happen.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a post on X, said, “No one is above the law. The indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people.”
Just one night before the indictment, Bondi was at the White House dining with Trump in the Rose Garden.
An image of the dinner, posted online, shows Bondi seated with Trump and other allies.
Unforgettably beautiful evening at the White House “Rose Garden Club”Cabinet dinner. President Trump DJ’d, playing everything from Jesus Christ Superstar & Sinead O’Conner to Ave Maria. Gold framed photographs of all our presidents now line the walkway, including “Auto pen”.
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— Rachel Campos-Duffy (@RCamposDuffy) September 25, 2025
Comey answered with a defiant message of his own, insisting he’s innocent:
“Somebody that I love dearly recently said that fear is the tool of a tyrant, and she’s right, but I’m not afraid. And I hope you’re not either. I hope instead, you are engaged, you are paying attention. And you will vote like your beloved country depends upon it, which it does,” Comey said. “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system, and I’m innocent. So let’s have a trial and keep the faith.”
— James Comey, former FBI director
U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a Biden appointee, was appointed to oversee the case.
Trump imposes new high tariffs on drugs, trucks, cabinets and furniture
Trump is implementing a new round of tariffs on a wide range of products, from prescription drugs to furniture.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that starting Wednesday, Oct. 1, the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on imported branded drugs, a 25% tariff on imports of all heavy-duty trucks, 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities and 30% for upholstered furniture.
He claims the truck tariff will protect manufacturers from “unfair outside competition.” Trump said cabinet and furniture imports have surged to levels that are damaging U.S. companies.
The president has also threatened to expand the list, including new tariffs on lumber and semiconductors.
Hegseth summons hundreds of top commanders to Quantico
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals to assemble in Quantico, Virginia, next week. The reason for Hegseth’s directive remains unclear.
The Washington Post first reported that the order went to every commander with the rank of brigadier general or above, along with their senior enlisted advisers.
That’s potentially more than 1,000 of the military’s top leaders from posts worldwide.
According to The Post, the order states, “All general officers in command in grade O-7 through O-10 and their general officer senior enlisted advisers are directed to attend within operational constraints.”
The meeting will take place next Tuesday at a marine base in Virginia. The Pentagon said Hegseth will “address his senior military leaders” but offered no agenda.
It comes amid a string of high-profile firings and Hegseth’s push to rebrand the Pentagon as the “Department of War.”
Critics inside and outside the military called it unprecedented, dangerous and possibly political. Officials worry about the security risks of putting so many top commanders in one room. Others told The Post that the surprise summit could signal more purges at the highest ranks.
DNA confirms suspected child killer Travis Decker is dead
A manhunt that started on Memorial Day weekend has ended now that officials have confirmed DNA from human remains belonged to Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three children.
Investigators said the DNA matched Decker to the remains found last week near Leavenworth, Washington. He had been on the run since May, when authorities believe he took his three daughters — ages 5, 8 and 9 — camping, and then suffocated them.
Searchers found his body less than a mile from where investigators discovered his daughters, Olivia, Evelyn and Paityn.
The coroner is still working to establish Decker’s time and cause of death.
Police had searched the Cascade Mountains for months using dogs, drones, and dive teams, but found nothing — until last week.
Decker’s ex-wife said he was homeless during that time and was dealing with a personality disorder.
Trump signs executive order to keep TikTok in US
TikTok is here to stay. Trump has signed an executive order allowing U.S. investors to control the app.
The move comes months after a ban on the Chinese-owned app, initiated under the Biden administration, was set to take effect.
Under the new agreement, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance will hold less than 20% of the platform. The remaining 80% will go to a group of U.S. investors, meeting the “qualified divestiture” required by federal law.
Trump said Oracle and co-founder Larry Ellison will have a “big” role in the deal.
Tech entrepreneur Michael Dell and media mogul Rupert Murdoch are also involved, though it’s not yet known who all the investors will be.
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Amazon to refund some Prime members $51 in $2.5 billion FTC settlement
Amazon agreed to pay a record $2.5 billion to settle its lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC alleged that the tech giant enrolled users in Prime without their consent and made cancellation difficult. The settlement includes $1 billion in civil penalties and $1.5 billion in customer refunds. The FTC also announced that Amazon must stop these “deceptive” practices.
“The evidence showed that Amazon used sophisticated subscription traps designed to manipulate consumers into enrolling in Prime, and then made it exceedingly hard for consumers to end their subscription. Today, we are putting billions of dollars back into Americans’ pockets, and making sure Amazon never does this again,” FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a statement.
The settlement amount is less than 1% of Amazon’s total revenue from last year, Fox Business reported.
The FTC alleged that Amazon used misleading website designs to enroll consumers in Prime without their informed consent and created a complex cancellation process designed to discourage users from terminating their memberships. Read the full story now >
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