Overview
- Pressed on whether the prosecutions are political payback, Trump said the defendants were "so dirty" that "honest" officials pursued them without his instruction.
- He denied directing the Justice Department, praised Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel as "doing a very good job," and called himself "very mild-mannered" who had to beat prior indictments.
- James Comey was indicted in September on false-statement and obstruction counts tied to 2020 congressional testimony.
- John Bolton faces 18 counts alleging unlawful retention and transmission of national defense information, and Letitia James was charged over a Virginia mortgage and primary-residence claim.
- O'Donnell questioned a pattern targeting public critics, all three defendants pleaded not guilty, and the CBS voiceover noted Trump's post declaring Comey and James "guilty as hell" five days before Comey's indictment.