"In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Donald Trump demanded that Bondi find a way to bring criminal indictments against some of his enemies, naming Letitia James (the New York attorney general), James Comey (the former FBI director), and Adam Schiff (a California senator), and declaring them "all guilty as hell." Urging quick action, Trump declared "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" and later made clear to reporters that his direction was tantamount to an order: " They have to act. They have to act fast.""
"Trump's imperious demand for criminal action came less than a day after he had forced the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, to resign. Siebert's error? Not acting fast enough, and apparently having doubts about the validity of the cases against Comey and James. Let's be clear: Siebert was no anti-Trump "Republican in name only." Since taking office on an interim basis, he had transformed the U.S. attorney's office into a " cooperative partner on immigration and crime enforcement in Washington's southern suburbs," at least according to Attorney General Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, The New York Times reported."
A historical analogy opens the account, comparing royal commands to modern political pressure. Donald Trump publicly demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi find ways to criminally indict specific political opponents, naming Letitia James, James Comey, and Adam Schiff and insisting that "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" Trump characterized the demand as an order and urged immediate action. The demand followed the forced resignation of U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert for not acting quickly and for expressing doubts about certain cases. Officials portrayed Siebert as cooperative on immigration and crime enforcement despite his removal.
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