Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday. The news came just days after President Donald Trump forced out a US attorney who declined to bring such charges, publicly pushed for prosecutions of Comey and other political foes,

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury, just days after President Trump publicly called for it. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissman.

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.

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,

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.

DOJ officials are close to deciding whether to prosecute James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, with a Virginia grand jury examining the matter.

The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is only two pages and alleges he falsely testified to Congress in 2020 about authorizing someone to be an anonymous source in news stories. That brevity belies a convoluted and contentious backstory.

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