Donald Trump is already freaking out over his inability to rig his upcoming lawsuit against former FBI chief James Comey after a Biden-era judge was appointed to oversee the case. U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, first appointed in 2021, was randomly assigned to the Comey case. The lawsuit, which has been referred to as “among the worst abuses in DOJ history,” is already seen as a severe test of the American justice system and the president’s ability to weaponize the legal system to exact revenge on his adversaries.
This must be the first time I’ve seen a criminal case referred to this way. Thanks for the explanation.
To be clear, an indictment is a document that kicks of the lawsuit process: “I acuse you of breaking X laws because I can present Y evidence to a judge proving you did that. Therefore, I sue you. Signed, law firm.”