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The Trump Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey has been received with widespread incredulity, both because of the shady circumstances around its filing and the extraordinary weakness of the case. Yet Lindsay Halligan, the US attorney who brought that indictment, seems unbothered. Indeed, she very quickly moved on to the next task at hand: getting New York …

With Comey Indictment, Trump Sets Retribution Precedent That Could Haunt His Allies  The New York Times Judge who reviewed James Comey’s indictment was confused by prosecutor’s handling of case, transcript shows  CBS News Inside the Trump Administration’s Push to Prosecute James Comey  The New York Times Ty Cobb says ‘good chance’ case against Comey gets ‘tossed out well before trial’  The Hill Opinion | …

“The first domino”: Comey indictment sets MAGA retribution in motion  Axios Judge who reviewed James Comey’s indictment was confused by prosecutor’s handling of case, transcript shows  CBS News Trump Overcame Internal Dissent to Get His Case Against Comey  The Wall Street Journal Kamala Harris has a five-word response to the Comey indictment  CNN Opinion | Why Comey Should Not Have Been Indicted, According to …

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. The Old Journalism Doesn’t Work in the Current Moment With the not-at-all-surprising-but-still-dismaying news that newly appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan will seek an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on bogus charges of lying to Congress after …

Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and political prosecutions. WATCH: What the move to pull Kimmel off the air says about free speech under Trump From late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension to Pentagon restrictions on reporters and an apparent public appeal to Attorney …

With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a ‘Woke Right’  The New York Times Charlie Kirk, cancel culture and conservative concerns over Jimmy Kimmel and a brash FCC  USA Today Tucker Carlson says Trump admin using Charlie Kirk’s killing to trample free speech  The Independent Cruz defends Charlie Kirk from Tucker Carlson attack on Israel  The Hill Tucker Carlson Urges ‘Civil …

With Calls for Retribution Over Kirk, Some See Rise of a ‘Woke Right’  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

JD Vance vows retribution on liberal institutions after Charlie Kirk killing  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Three senior FBI officials who were abruptly fired last month by Kash Patel, the FBI director, are claiming in a new lawsuit against the Trump administration that they were illegally terminated at the direction of the White House for purely political reasons.  The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, alleges Patel told one of the agents …

Meet the lawyer challenging Trump’s Fed firing — and defending other targets of Trump’s retribution  Politico How an obscure housing director launched Trump’s firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook  CNN Trump White House pressures Fed Governor Lisa Cook to go on leave as lawsuit looms  CNBC Get Ready for the End of Fed Independence  The Wall Street Journal Yellen blasts Powell’s ‘unlawful’ firing of …