"Look, Jake, this is something that, I mean, President Trump has made no secret. What I've been hearing from people privately is is what he's been saying publicly is that he wants to see James Comey prosecuted. There has been an effort to try to make that happen. There was resistance, I believe, and that's in some of the reporting that we're seeing now about going through with this because prosecutors just didn't believe that there was going to be enough"
"Now to go ahead in spite of that is a risk because it's not really clear that you don't you're not guaranteed an indictment just because you go before a grand jury. And so we will see what this looks like if in fact they go ahead. Now, you know, as CNN's reporting shows, they are debating what to do. But again, Lindsey Halligan is President Trump's hand-picked person. He wanted her there. He did not want Erik Siebert in that role anymore."
President Trump publicly pressured officials to pursue prosecutions of James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, naming them among others. Some prosecutors reportedly believed there might not be sufficient evidence to make a case, creating resistance to moving forward. Proceeding despite those reservations carries risk because appearing before a grand jury does not guarantee an indictment. Trump installed Lindsey Halligan in a key role, replacing Erik Siebert, and personnel decisions factored into the push to pursue Comey. Debates continue within prosecutorial ranks about whether to proceed with charges.
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