President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on Saturday. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s political retribution campaign just took two embarrassing steps back and one giant leap forward.

The collapse of criminal cases against former FBI chief James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James raised questions about the Justice Department’s competence after a judge ruled Trump’s handpicked prosecutor was illegally appointed amid rushed prosecutions under political pressure.

But the administration didn’t miss a beat after its twin defeat on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly announced a probe into and potential court martial of war hero, NASA astronaut and Democratic Sen. Mark Kell

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