Donald Trump was gleeful on Thursday night as he reacted to the federal indictment of James Comey, the former FBI director who for years has been an object of the president’s scorn.
“JUSTICE IN AMERICA!” the US president declared on social media, celebrating the charges of obstruction and making false statements levelled against one of his top political foes.
The criminal prosecution of Comey, which Trump was so desperate to secure that he abruptly replaced the prosecutors on the case just a few days ago, marks a stunning escalation in the president’s campaign of judicial retribution that he placed at the heart of his second presidential term.