Donald Trump is using the power of the presidency to enact revenge on his political enemies, and Republican lawmakers couldn't be happier.
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Thursday on charges that he lied to Congress. This is extremely thin gruel that federal prosecutors did not think were worthy of charges. Legal experts say it’s unlikely to lead to a conviction, and it could even be dismissed for vindictive prosecution given Trump’s public comments demanding Comey be charged and celebrating the ultimate indictment.
Yet multiple GOP lawmakers—who have wrongly claimed that Trump was the victim of lawfare—posted on X to declare that Comey's indictment was a "good day for the rule of law.”
"James Comey, as your side loved to say, no one is above the law. This is not retribu