When U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick blasted the Justice Department's handling of the James Comey case on Monday, he did not address the merits of the perjury and obstruction charges against the former FBI director. But the government misconduct that Fitzpatrick described was largely a product of the reckless rush to deliver the grudge-driven indictment that President Donald Trump demanded.

"We can't delay any longer," Trump told Attorney General Pam Bondi on September 20. "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!"

Why the hurry? Since the charges against Comey stem from his congressional testimony on September 30, 2020, they would have been barred by the five-year statute of limitations within 10 days of Trump's message to Bondi.

The Justice Department nearly missed that deadline be

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