As President Donald Trump publicly pressures the Justice Department to bring criminal cases against his perceived enemies, legal experts say former FBI Director James Comey could attempt a rarely successful legal maneuver that allows judges to throw out charges that were unfairly brought.

President Donald Trump has, according to many legal experts, crossed the Rubicon.After years of railing against his perceived enemies and publicly threatening to use the government for revenge, he’s pressured the Justice Department to bring charges against someone he hates despite warnings from top prosecutors.

Halligan’s first prosecution faces pressure as filing errors fuel doubts about experience and the strength of the Comey case.

Days after the indictment of former FBI director James Comey, President Trump suggests Comey’s successor at the FBI could also be investigated. Dana Bash and the panel discuss President Trump’s messaging to the Justice Department to go after his political rivals,

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, predicted on Sunday that former FBI Director James Comey will be found guilty in connection to the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Criminal defendants often struggle to prove a vindictive prosecution. But the president's tough talk against his enemies could come back to haunt him, legal experts said.

A magistrate judge expressed confusion and surprise at some points during a Thursday night court session when a federal grand jury returned James Comey's indictment.

Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury in the coming days to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, despite prosecutors and investigators determining there was insufficient evidence to charge him,