Trump’s Revenge Tour Is Here

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🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The president’s case against James Comey doesn’t look very strong to outside legal observers. But even the most spurious accusation against the former head of the FBI would matter when it comes from the sitting president. Guest: Ankush Khardori, senior writer for POLITICO Magazine and former federal prosecutor in the US Justice Department. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.7	Politico's uncushcardori can't talk about the indictment of former FBI director, James Comey, without laughing.
0:45.4	Just a bit.
0:46.6	To himself.
0:48.2	This has got to be one of the worst indictments that he was seen.
0:53.6	Uncush used to be a federal prosecutor.
0:57.5	It's not long.
0:58.5	It's one and a half pages.
0:59.9	That took me about 30 seconds to read, yeah.
1:02.3	You've filed documents like this, right?
1:04.9	Yes, yes.
1:06.0	Written, filed, yes.
1:08.3	This is not remotely the sort of charging document you see in a serious high-profile
1:12.7	criminal case. It's thin, it's shoddy, and it's not well-written.
1:21.2	By now, you've heard the story of this indictment. The way one U.S. attorney refused to bring the charges
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