Standing in solidarity with the resistance against Donald Trump is something that Americans and people around the world take seriously. Every day folks can be seen protesting Trump, his administration, the GOP, and the damning policies that are setting the stage to hurt the country’s most vulnerable people.

Unfortunately, in many cases the people who depend on their government jobs to provide for their families, aren’t able to vocalize their disdain for the manner in which their employer is showing no regard for the people it’s supposed to represent and care about. For these federal employees, speaking up could mean termination, being black balled, or perhaps even being framed for wrongdoing. The stakes are high and the consequences are even higher.

However, there are some instances when the expectation is for these civil servants to be themselves and let their hair down a bit. For staff members of the F.B.I, one of those instances came on Friday, as they gathered for the Bureau’s annual family day.

There was food, games, and music; as well as people willing to lay all of their cards on the table to show their support for former Director, James Comey. The staffers dawned shirts that sent a couple of messages; the front read “#COMEYISMYHOMEY” and the back said, “we choose to do good for a living. . . -Jim Comey.” These F.B.I. employees went out on what some may say is a pretty shaky limb to stand, not with Donald Trump, but with their former leader.

It’s unclear how a Twitter user obtained accessed to pictures of family day participants wearing their shirts, but the photo was posted on the social media site and reminds that sometimes, self-expression is a must:

Since his termination, Comey has admitted that his decision to release word of the F.B.I.’s investigation into Hillary Clinton, had a major impact on the outcome of Election 2016. He has also disclosed that he was uncomfortable around Donald Trump; however, the biggest sign of his candor has perhaps been his admission that he shared information with a friend because he hoped doing so would lend itself to a special counsel being appointed in the Russia investigation.

For the latter disclosure, Comey has found himself now the target of a Trump/GOP witch hunt that is really nothing more than the embattled commander-in-chief looking for ways to take attention off himself and his own indiscretions. Despite all that he has been through, Comey has continued to stand tall and keep his head held high – pun intended as he stands a whopping 6’8″.

Since the event was on Friday, it’s too soon to know if any of the staffers wearing the shirts have faced retaliation of any kind for exercising their First Amendment right to free speech. However, this will be an interesting story to follow.

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