Jen Psaki

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is standing by.

He put out a blistering statement about what happened in his home state earlier tonight.

Few people have been following this closer than he has.

I talked to him about it just last Friday.

He joins our breaking news coverage when we come back.

Following today's indictment of former FBI Director James Comey by Donald Trump's Justice Department, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia put out this statement.

I've had my differences with James Comey in the past, but I can spot trumped-up charges a mile away.

Trump said he'd go after him, then fired a superb, ethical prosecutor when he refused to bring frivolous charges against those whom Trump perceived to be his enemies.

Now he has installed yet another one of his personal lawyers as the interim U.S.

attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.

This one, a Florida insurance lawyer with no prosecutorial experience and no connection to Virginia, to do his bidding.

The rule of law must prevail.

Joining me now is Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia.

Senator, we spoke about this just last Friday after Eric Siebert was pushed out.

You said at the time that you were worried about who he would be replaced with by.

You were hopeful, but you expressed concern about that.

And now here we are a week later.

I just read some of your fiery statement.

But tell us more about how you're digesting this and what you think people should understand about this moment.

Andrew, I was just talking to Andrew Weissman about how Comey and Comey also did it, posted on Instagram and said, like, let's go to trial.