Justice Department makes MAJOR announcement

Robert McBride, the Principal Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (the number two position), was fired. Reporting indicates his dismissal was due to his refusal to pursue the James Comey case, which a federal judge had already dismissed and was deemed unethical to re-bring.

Glenn Kirschner states, 'Trump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case.' He adds, 'it looks like he has been fired for potentially refusing to sign on to the James Comey prosecution.'

Lindsay Halligan, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was previously ruled by a federal judge to be unlawfully and unconstitutionally appointed. Despite this, she continues to sign official court filings. A new federal judge, Judge Novak, has ordered her to file an 'explain yourself' motion, demanding justification for her continued actions and why identifying herself as US Attorney isn't a false or misleading statement.

Glenn Kirschner details Judge Novak's order: 'Explain yourself because you are still signing court filings, including indictments as US Attorney Lindseay Halligan, when another federal judge, Judge Curry, ruled that you are unlawfully and unconstitutionally in the position.'

The hosts argue that McBride's firing and the ongoing pressure to prosecute cases like James Comey's, alongside investigations into figures like Leticia James and Jerome Powell, constitute a pattern of 'vindictive prosecutions' by the Trump administration. They contend this erodes the DOJ's legitimacy and could provide defense evidence in future cases.

Brian Tyler Cohen asks, 'Doesn't the fact that he is now getting rid of yet another prosecutor not just add more fuel to the fire... that Trump is basically going through all of these prosecutors who won't just do his corrupt bidding?' Glenn Kirschner responds, 'It feels like the last nail has already been driven into the James Comey prosecution coffin... by firing yet another longtime experienced prosecutor... who said I am not going to sign on to that prosecution.'

The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for allegedly lying about renovation costs, an accusation that surfaced after Powell publicly corrected Trump's misstatement about the project's budget. The hosts view this as another example of a politically motivated investigation.

Glenn Kirschner states, 'is it any surprise that now Donald Trump's Department of Justice is claiming that, well, when the Fed chairman testified about the renovation project and the costs, uh, he lied. We're gonna criminally investigate him.'