Donald Trump's threats to prosecute his political enemies became reality on Thursday after nearly a decade of vowing to do so.
Late Thursday afternoon news broke in Washington that the Justice Department, through a newly-appointed and inexperienced acting U.S. attorney, was charging former FBI Director James Comey with two criminal counts.
Comey rose to prominence at the beginning of Trump's first term as he oversaw both the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server at the State Department and allegations of connections between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and the Russian government.
He was eventually fired by Trump in the first year of his presidency last time around, and has remained on the president's radar ever since.
Earlier this year, Trump revived efforts to punish or potentially prosecute other officials in the intelligence community who served in the final year of Barack Obama's presidency over the Russia investigation.
Even before coming president, in 2016 Trump famously threatened to throw his opponent, Hillary Clinton, "in jail" if he won.
That never happened, and Comey is the first one of his political foes to actually face a real prosecution. He asserted his innocence in a video message.
The two-page indictment and Attorney General Pam Bondi's accompanying statement illustrate one thing: the Justice Department is quickly becoming the president's personal weapon.
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