by Amie Parnes - 05/18/25

“Would it be nice if Biden finally accepted and admitted he shouldn’t have run for a second term? Sure,” said Democratic strategist Anthony Coley, who worked for the Biden administration. “But candidly, does it really matter at this point? History will have the final say — and its first draft isn’t looking good.”

by Myles McCormick - 05/15/2025

“Trump is always looking for a foil,” said Anthony Coley, a Democratic strategist and former adviser to Biden’s justice department.

“And his political instincts are fine tuned enough to know that at this part of his presidency, the best foil for him to use is somebody who the American people routinely did not think was up for a second term.”

by Julia Manchester and Amie Parnes - 05/09/25

“Elections are about the future. Every time Joe Biden emerges, we fight an old war,” said Democratic strategist Anthony Coley, who worked for the Biden administration. “Every interview he does provides a contrast to Trump that’s just not helpful for the Democratic brand, which needs trusted messengers and fighters who can reach independents and moderates and inspire the base. Joe Biden ain’t that.”

Coley said it was “good” Biden took responsibility for the events that led to Trump’s election but questioned whether it mattered going forward.

By Gerren Keith Gaynor - 04/16/25

“Donald Trump is on a revenge tour. He’s now put people in place to investigate his perceived enemies, whether it’s justified based on the facts and the law or not,” Anthony Coley, a former Department of Justice official during the Biden administration, told theGrio of the Trump administration’s latest move targeting James.

He added, “The fact that the public learned about these supposed errors from conservative media outlets — not from a subpoena or Court records — strongly suggests that the motive here is political.”

By Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson - 04/14/25

“The old DOJ stayed quiet in the court of public opinion, careful not to jeopardize its investigations or the civil liberties of the accused,” said Anthony Coley, who served as the department’s chief spokesperson during Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. “The Trump team does the opposite – actively shaping public opinion and chasing headlines.”

By Chris Megerian and Lindsay Whitehurst - 03/20/25

Anthony Coley, who led public affairs at the Justice Department during President Joe Biden’s administration, said statements involving civil litigation were always coordinated between his office and the West Wing.

“The words could be used to support what we’re doing or undermine what we’re doing,” he said. “It’s a carefully choreographed effort to make sure there was no daylight between what was said in the court of public opinion and what could ultimately play out in the court of law.”

In comparison to how things were done in the past, Coley said, Trump has a “ready-fire-aim approach of doing business.”