The White House released declassified FBI memos, revealing that the bureau probed whether President Donald Trump’s dismissal of James Comey was related to Russia. This investigation carried the peculiar code name “Oxferd Comma,” prompting speculation about intentional misspelling.
Former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark claimed the code name was altered to make the records harder to locate. Clark, vice president of litigation at the Oversight Project, noted, “The FBI under James Comey and Christopher Wray was corrupt. To punish Trump’s firing of Comey, they created an investigation into Trump, alleging he was a Russian agent.” Clark explained that the use of ‘OXFERD C0MMA’ with a zero instead of ‘o’ was intended to obscure the investigation’s name.
The FBI initiated the “Oxferd Comma” inquiry to assess if Trump was “directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with the Russian Federation” in a way that threatened U.S. national security or violated federal laws, according to a May 16, 2017, memo. Trump’s firing of Comey occurred days before the FBI launched this probe, initially justifying the dismissal based on Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email case.
Clark proposed that the misspelled code name could prevent document access through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. A request using the correct spelling might yield no results, allowing the FBI to deny any records’ existence.
The misspelling gained attention on social media. Users recalled a 2017 post by Comey about Oxford commas. “Check the actual cover. I’m all about Oxford commas,” Comey had written about his memoir.
The FBI did not discuss the code name when contacted by Fox News Digital. Ben Williamson, assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Public Affairs, commented, “The weaponization against President Trump by previous administrations was inexcusable. Director Patel exposed the Crossfire Hurricane scandal and released over 40,000 documents disclosing similar malfeasance.” Williamson assured any unethical behavior in the bureau would face accountability.
Fox News reached out to Wray, Comey, and the White House for comments on the matter.
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