Overview
- Federal prosecutors won a grand jury indictment of former FBI director James Comey over alleged false statements at a 2020 congressional hearing.
- The Justice Department is investigating George Soros and the Open Society Foundations over allegations of funding violent protests and terrorism, which Trump casts as linked to Antifa.
- Pressure on media intensified as the White House threatened ABC’s license over Jimmy Kimmel, his show was briefly pulled before returning, and Trump pushed lawsuits and the end of critical programs.
- CBS plans to end Stephen Colbert’s show in 2026, and the administration has demanded the removal of NBC hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, according to the reports.
- Personnel moves include replacing a U.S. attorney in New York after he failed to produce desired results, while Trump vows more cases by saying, “There will be others,” and analysts warn of eroding prosecutorial independence.