We begin with major developments in President Trump's retribution campaign against his political foes. New York Attorney General Leticia James made her first court appearance yesterday where she plead not guilty to federal charges of alleged mortgage fraud. The indictment was brought by interim US attorney Lindseay Halligan, a former member of Trump's legal team with no prosecu prosecutorial experience, who accused James of misleading a bank to secure favorable mortgage terms.James slammed the indictment as ...

Breaking news about another one of Donald Trump's critics and perceived enemies being targeted today, this afternoon, right now, for criminal prosecution. Two people familiar with the proceedings telling MSNBC that acting US Attorney Lindseay Haligan has presented evidence to bring criminal charges against New York Attorney General Leticia James to a grand jury. Sources telling MSNBC that the office is currently awaiting the grand jury's decision on whether or not to indict James on charges of mortgage frau ...

Legal & Judicial Process - The indictment of former FBI director James Comey is based on the findings of a grand jury [1] - The Senate Judiciary Committee launched an active investigation into the subject back in 2020 [1] - The judicial system is trusted to sort out the allegations against Comey [1][2][3][5][6][7][9] - Comey will have his day in court, and if innocent, the charges will be thrown out [1] - A grand jury of 14 members thought pursuing the allegations against Comey was worthwhile [2] Political Context - President Trump publicly pushed for the prosecution of Comey [1] - President Trump has been a vocal critic of James Comey for years, stating he fired Comey because he was a "bad cop" and a "dirty cop" [1] - There are concerns about whether the president is pressuring the Justice Department [3] - The president's past statements and actions suggest a potential political motivation behind the prosecution [1] - The current time is highly charged with political motivations and allegations [8][9]

Joining us now is former New York State Supreme Court Justice Jill Conviser. Uh thank you so much, Judge, for being with us. Already, President Trump is singling out the judge on this case, writing on Truth Social this morning, quote, "James Comey is a dirty cop and always has been, but he was just assigned a crooked Joe Biden appointed judge, so he's off to a very good start." Judge Convisor, talk about pressure and scrutiny to be in Judge Mcnonoff's uh shoes.What do you think it's like to be in his shoes ...

Joining me now outside the White House is NBC Chief Justice and National Affairs Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell. Kelly, every day there's something new with this story and we saw some of the president's reaction to it and then the push back from the administration. Tell us what is the mood like inside the White House and what is the White House saying about Pam Bond's role in all of this.Well, it has been a tumultuous time timeline as we look at how the president's responses have have adjusted from frustrati ...