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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump successfully directed the indictment of another of his personal political enemies, New York state Attorney General Letitia James.
What happened? James was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday in Virginia, where she owns a vacation home. She had been under federal investigation for mortgage fraud in connection with that home, but investigators had previously been unable to find evidence that she committed a crime.
Why was James indicted? Because Donald Trump wanted her to be. The former US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia declined to bring charges agai