Overview
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris told MSNBC that Trump is running a vengeance campaign and that Americans cannot trust the Justice Department right now.
- Vice President JD Vance said on Meet the Press that the president may voice opinions but does not direct prosecutions, adding that decisions are driven by the law.
- Vance stressed that the administration has not charged Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or Hillary Clinton, arguing this shows cases are not ordered by Trump.
- The clashes follow recent Eastern District of Virginia indictments of former FBI Director James Comey on false-statement and obstruction counts and New York AG Letitia James on bank‑fraud and false‑statement charges.
- Context fueling the dispute includes the resignation of EDVA U.S. attorney Erik Siebert, Trump’s public calls for AG Pam Bondi to pursue Comey, James, and Adam Schiff, and MSNBC reporting that Trump urged an inquiry into Schiff and that John Bolton could be indicted this week.