The Justice Department's second attempt to indict former FBI Director James Comey is the latest salvo in what critics call a campaign of retribution on the part of the Trump administration since Donald Trump returned to the presidency in 2025. Administration officials have insisted that any such actions are, as Vice President JD Vance said, "driven by law and not by politics." But they come after Trump vowed during his presidential campaign that he would seek retribution if reelected.

New in PN: The dumbest week in DOJ history "You're forgiven if the comically thin Comey indictment overshadowed the absolute embarrassment of Monday's DOJ filing -- the one where government attorneys apparently just let Trump write a Truth Social rant about his ballroom and sent it to the court."

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Apr 30, 2026 at 7:55 AM