"President Donald Trump recently ordered his attorney general to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey, and tonight, the Department of Justice delivered an indictment of Comey for lying to Congress. Comey, for his part, insists on his innocence. But the charges against Comey are not just about the president's abuse of his power for personal retribution. They represent a test of the president's plans for the future."
"Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Trump and his top aides have spoken of their plans to bring cases against people who give money to anti-Trump causes. "My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country," Trump said on September 10."
"In real life, there is no known evidence that any organization funded Kirk's assassin. But there are donors to left-wing causes that Trump wants to defund. In the White House today, the president signed an order to investigate those donors. He cited the liberal donors Reid Hoffman and George Soros as potential targets. In April, Trump ordered an investigation of ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform."
An indictment accuses former FBI Director James Comey of lying to Congress after the president ordered his attorney general to prosecute him; Comey maintains his innocence. The charges are framed as more than personal retribution and as a test of presidential plans. Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the president vowed to pursue those who fund political violence and to target organizations and donors tied to anti-Trump causes. The White House ordered investigations into liberal donors including Reid Hoffman, George Soros, and the Democratic platform ActBlue. The president and his family have gained substantial wealth from foreign gifts and deals, which could face congressional investigation amid weak approval and economic indicators.
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