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Earlier this week, one of Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys, Lindsey Halligan, was temporarily elevated to the role of top prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia. Another former Trump attorney, Pam Bondi, tapped her for the role, and she had a chilling mandate from Trump himself: Prosecute his political rivals. In a post on Truth Social, he specifically named former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Sen. Adam Schiff.

Halligan quickly followed through: On Thursday, news broke that Comey, who drew Trump’s ire for investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, had been indicted on charges of obstruction

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