Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn issued a sharp warning to Americans following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, calling the development “just the beginning” of a broader fight against corruption and infiltration within the United States.

In an interview with Benny Johnson, Flynn criticized Comey’s recent online video, interpreting it as a signal to left-wing forces and a potential threat.

“Now what is Jim Comey going to do? Jim Comey, on his little video that he put out, you know, he’s signaling, he’s signaling to everybody. He’s, it’s, you know, the dog whistle, and maybe there’s some threats that are put in there. We don’t know, you know, we’ll have to figure that out. But it’s certainly a signal to everybody. Hey, don’t worry about this. We’re going to get, we’re going to be okay. We’re not going to, you know, it’s not about, I’m going to stand and fight. No, this is about whistling to the Marxist left in this country, the infiltration of our country by a very, very serious threat,” Flynn said.

Flynn linked the situation to what he described as the growing influence of communism and Islamism in the U.S.

“And yet, we can blame China. Yes, they’re, they’re to blame partially. Yes, we can blame Russia. Yep, that’s the idea of an ism that’s called communism. There’s also the rise of Islamism,” he told Benny Johnson.

The former National Security Advisor emphasized that his concern is for younger generations and the country’s future.

“I’m in the, sort of the waning age group of your audience, right? I mean, your audience is generally a young crowd out there, and I want them to know that guys like me, guys like you, but there are others. We’re standing up fighting, not for me. I don’t give a shit about me at this point. What I care about is this country, because I have children and I have grandchildren, and we are going to have to fight through this.”

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Flynn said Comey’s indictment should not be viewed as the end of the battle but as an opening step.

“This is just the beginning. If people think that, oh, this is great. Comey has been indicted. Wonderful. Clap pat yourselves on the back. You know, brush the crap off of your shoes, or put your running shoes on, because we all have got to start running now, this is just the beginning,” he stated.

He added, “There will likely be other indictments, and that’s good and it we start to get at this leadership team. But we have such a cancer inside of our our government right now, and that’s at that’s at federal, state and local.”

According to Flynn, Americans must take responsibility at all levels, including in their local communities.

“My message to the American people is you better wake up to the fact that we all have a responsibility as citizens of this great country to serve this country. You don’t just have to serve in the United States military. You can serve your country down at your community level. And that’s my message to America. If people don’t wake up and start serving this country and in so many different ways, it does take sacrifice. That’s what freedom costs. Freedom is not free. It requires sacrifice. It requires a lot of things,” Flynn said.

He also likened Comey’s situation to the prosecution of organized crime figures on lesser charges.

“Call me Comey will be this. He’ll be forever known as this guy who was the director of the FBI and tried to be part of a group that literally tried to take down the United States of America. That’s what this is all about. You know, if you can get out Capone, who, who murdered, you know, dozens of people on tax on tax evasion, whatever, and throw them in prison. Great. That’s the sort of the analogy for Comey, if they got to get them for lying to Congress and and squeeze them a little bit to get them to expose some of these other people. Great. But now, now let’s see. Let’s see the the fiber that the Department of Justice and those prosecutors that are going to have to take this on. Let’s see what kind of fiber they’re made of.”

Yeah, Comey got indicted. But let’s be clear, that’s just the first crack in the dam. The corruption inside our government runs much deeper, and Comey is only one piece of a larger, coordinated operation.

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— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) September 26, 2025

Flynn’s comments reflect a call to action for citizens to actively participate in preserving the nation’s institutions and values while warning of deeper corruption that he believes must still be uncovered.