Overview

• In a PoliticsNation interview, Rachel Maddow described a strategy of putting “heads on pikes” to discourage challenges to the president.
• She pointed to the new cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, both of whom have denied wrongdoing.
• Maddow said the administration will keep pursuing opponents “as long as they can,” asserting there is no internal restraint.
• Rev. Al Sharpton warned the approach could backfire by turning targets into martyrs and increasing their influence.
• Coverage notes federal courts have not ruled on the merits of the charges, and Trump has publicly mulled adding Sen. Adam Schiff as another potential target.