The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey has raised cries of “lawfare” from Democrats declaring that President Donald Trump’s administration is going after his political opponents.

It’s a rich charge to make given the number of prosecutions against both Trump and those in his orbit during and following his first term. One of those targeted during Trump’s first term, Steve Bannon, joins The Drill Down podcast on the most recent episode.

Lawfare — the strategic use of legal systems and processes to achieve a goal traditionally pursued through political means — tries to hamstring political opponents by tying them up in court, ruining their reputation, or bankrupting or even jailing them. Yet, as host Peter Schweizer notes, one man’s idea that “no one is above the law” often clash

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