Donald Trump Didn’t Start the Fire

The lawfare drama is at its midpoint, not its beginning.

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President Donald Trump reacts, as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., September 26, 2025.

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It turns out that it’s dangerous to use the justice system against your political enemies. Who knew?

The hue and cry about the indictment of James Comey makes it sound as though the day before yesterday it had never occurred to anyone to use indictments to harry a political enemy and take pleasure in his travails.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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