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Jen Psaki

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

And I know all of them are going to have a lot to say because the news of Comey's indictment comes just days after President Trump said that the attorney general should prosecute his political enemies.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Now, as for the details of the charges, and some of you may have read this already, they are linked to testimony Comey gave virtually at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 30th, 2020, which is, of course, five years ago next Tuesday.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

That's an important detail.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Now, today, Comey was charged with one count of making false statements and another count of obstruction.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Both counts are related to allegations that Comey lied to Congress, and those charges have a five-year statute of limitations, hence the rush by Trump and his lackeys to get this done before the five-year mark next Tuesday.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

So today's indictment appears to have come really just in under the wire.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

And that's kind of the point.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

That's all the rush here.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

That's all the craziness of the last week, and we're going to dig into all of that.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

And Donald Trump is super happy about that.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Justice in America.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

One of the worst human beings this country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former corrupt head of the FBI.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Today, he was indicted by a grand jury on two felony counts for various illegal and unlawful acts.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

He has been so bad for a country for so long and is now at the beginning of being held responsible for his crimes against Americans.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Our nation make America great again.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

And I only read that because it's important to understand the absurdity of how he's approaching this and how much he has been saying the quiet part out loud about what he wants to happen here for not just the last week, but long before that.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

Let me just back up for just a second, because we have no reason to believe Comey actually broke any laws here.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

And we have no reason to believe that prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia have any evidence that suggests he did.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

In fact, we have reason to believe the exact opposite.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Why indicting James Comey may come back to bite Trump

I mean, today's charges were brought by the brand new U.S.