In the span of a few hours Thursday, President Donald Trump went from claiming no knowledge of a possible indictment of former FBI director James Comey to celebrating it as “JUSTICE IN AMERICA!” In reality, Trump had handpicked the prosecutor — previously one of his own personal lawyers — in an effort to ensure it happened.

It was a landmark moment in Trump’s retribution campaign, one that put on full display the relentlessness of his efforts to use the criminal justice system to get back at those he feels persecuted him. And there is no indication that his efforts at payback are over.

Here are four takeaways on the indictment of Comey.

Breaking Fundamental DOJ Norms

Throughout his first term, Trump — under investigation himself for possible ties between his 2016 presidential campaign

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