"Despite the weak protests of the Vice President, the move smacks of bald faced political retribution on evidence so flimsy Erik Siebert, the career prosecutor - appointed by Donald Trump, no less - at the Eastern District of Virginia was forced out of his job for refusing to bring these personally motivated charges (and ones against another Trump enemy, New York Attorney General Letitia James)."
"Former White House attorney and current thorn in Donald Trump's side Ty Cobb told MSNBC's Alex Witt "we should be scared to death" over the indictment and the obvious threat it poses to democracy. There's " justifiable paranoia" that others who have crossed the president will also be churned through the criminal justice system as the president keeps pushing these vendettas."
"He has a long personal history with Comey and the two met when they were with the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan. That's right, unlike Halligan, the defense team actually has prosecutorial experience! In fact, Fitzgerald led a number of high profile prosecutions including those against former Illinois governors George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich, 1993 World Trade Center bombing mastermind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, and Dick Cheney's Chief of Staff Scooter Libby."
An indictment charges former FBI Director James Comey amid allegations of politically motivated retribution. Career prosecutor Erik Siebert refused to bring the charges and was removed from the Eastern District of Virginia. He was replaced by Lindsey Halligan, characterized as a Trump loyalist and described as both unserious and embarrassing. Former White House attorney Ty Cobb warned of a threat to democracy and described 'justifiable paranoia' that others will face politically driven prosecutions. Comey's defense is led by Michigan practitioner Patrick Fitzgerald, a former Skadden partner with a record of major prosecutions, assisted by local counsel Jessica Carmichael.
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