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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

attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsay Halligan.

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

Brand new as in a couple days brand new.

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

She was just sworn into the position on Monday.

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

And that is because last week her predecessor was essentially pushed out.

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

Trump forced the former U.S.

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

attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Eric Siebert, to resign last week after Siebert refused to bring charges against Trump's perceived enemies.

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

New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were at the very top of that list.

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

Now, Siebert refused to bring those charges because after months of investigating both cases, he did not believe his office had found evidence to support them.

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

And that's a decision you make before you move a case forward.

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

So Trump fired him and replaced him with Lindsey Halligan.

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

Halligan is a clear Trump loyalist.

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

She has never prosecuted a criminal case, and the only federal cases she has been involved with at all were Trump cases, where she served as one of Trump's personal defense attorneys.

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

Last night, MSNBC's Ken Delaney reported that after Halligan was sworn into her new position, line prosecutors at the office presented her with a memo suggesting that their case against Comey was too weak to pursue.

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

Let's not move forward.

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

That was the recommendation.

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

That's what Eric Siebert thought, too.

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

Two sources familiar with the case said specifically that the memo explained why prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to convince a grand jury to indict Comey.

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

So what happened tonight?

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

How did grand jury end up indicting former FBI director James Comey after just a week after just a week ago, prosecutors in charge of the case believed there was not enough there there.

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

And what does all that mean for the rest of the Trump enemies that Trump has sworn in, sworn he will prosecute?