Jen Psaki
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I was just independence.
You know, one of one of the concerns that has been expressed and you may have expressed this when we spoke to is just there are excellent prosecutors and attorneys who work independently.
in the Eastern District of Virginia.
They do incredibly important work.
It's one of the most important offices of its kind in the country.
But the person who's now leading their office just went against their recommendations.
Do you have concern that people may—we already saw that one prosecutor, Comey's son-in-law, resigned.
Do you have concerns that some of these talented, qualified prosecutors who are doing important work there may walk out the door?
Let's hope not.
As a Virginian myself, I do like that motto.
We need some T-shirts, Senator.
Thank you so much.
I don't think there's anyone who knows more about this and the Eastern District of Virginia than you, who's in the Senate.
And I really appreciate you joining me.
OK, coming up on the same day James Comey was indicted, we learned a whole lot about who might be next.
It's certainly not the end.
We'll talk about it when we come back.
On the same night that Donald Trump's hand-picked federal prosecutor in Virginia has indicted one of his top perceived political enemies, we have learned of even more prosecutions Trump wants against even more people he doesn't like.
Now, today, The New York Times reported that Trump's Justice Department has started to actually push prosecutors to investigate Soros.
Quote, a senior Justice Department official has instructed more than a half dozen U.S.