Hillary Clinton was the particular person most chargeable for Donald Trump’s victory within the 2016 presidential election, however FBI Director James Comey did his finest to assist out with a spectacular last-minute investigation into her use of a non-public e-mail server. Trump doesn’t like owing favors and fired him after he refused to make a loyalty pledge. And now, days earlier than the statue of limitations makes it inconceivable, he has demanded and secured Comey’s indictment over a 2020 assertion to Congress.
The fees—considered one of making a false assertion to Congress and considered one of obstruction of justice—are thought-about implausible by consultants and prosecutors alike. However that is hardly the purpose.
Trump celebrated the fees in a put up on Fact Social.
“JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of many worst human beings this Nation has ever been uncovered to is James Comey, the previous Corrupt Head of the FBI,” he wrote in a put up. “Right this moment he was indicted by a Grand Jury on two felony counts for numerous unlawful and illegal acts. He has been so unhealthy for our Nation, for therefore lengthy, and is now initially of being held chargeable for his crimes towards our Nation. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The indictment got here shortly after Trump instructed Bondi to “transfer now” to prosecute Comey and different officers he considers political foes, in an awfully direct social media put up trampling on the justice division’s custom of independence.
Trump fired a federal prosecutor who declined to carry the fees towards Comey, changing Erik Siebert with Lindsey Halligan, considered one of his private attorneys. Halligan has no expertise as a prosecutor and was advised the fees shouldn’t be introduced, however you recognize what they are saying about ham sandwiches.
In the meantime, Trump rants and raves: “In social media posts on Saturday, Trump claimed that Comey, James and a 3rd political opponent, Democratic senator Adam Schiff of California, had been “responsible as hell” and that his supporters had been upset that “nothing has been carried out”. … JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!””
