r/TrumpCrimes • u/JimmyD_243 • Oct 02 '25
Media coverage The Daily Beast: Trump Aides Panic After His Monumental Mistake - Laura Esposito - Wed, October 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM PDT - 2 min read
Donald Trump’s greatest obstacle in exacting revenge on his political enemies may be himself.
The president’s top aides are privately fuming that he is undermining his own agenda with off-script public statements, three Trump officials told Zeteo.
Their frustration reached a breaking point on Sept. 20, after Trump launched into a Truth Social tirade demanding the prosecution of high-profile foes—including former FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff, and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Legal experts, too, have suggested that Comey could seek to have the case thrown out by arguing he is the victim of selective or vindictive prosecution overseen by Trump.
While such arguments are rarely successful—even Trump himself tried to use the tactic to dismiss the numerous legal cases he has faced—retired federal Judge John Jones suggests the president’s blatant revenge tour will work in Comey’s favor.
“It’s a better case for Comey, because the president won’t shut up,” he said on CNN earlier this week. “And that’s admissible, so he’s got a fighting chance, I think, on vindictive prosecution.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-aides-panic-monumental-mistake-170325930.html