Welcome to the beat. I'm Ari Melville reporting on President Trump, continue to demand these prosecutions of his own opponents.

The DOJ on this blatant tear, new charges against the New York Attorney General, Leticia James, former director Comey, and other moves against officials who have crossed Trump.

News of the DOJ pushing a grand jury to indict Trump's own former aide.

John Bolton was a big deal going

into the weekend. Trump also now pushing for new charges against Democratic Senator Adam Schiff,

calling on the, quote, authorities that he controls to investigate the senator. And this comes after

Trump named Schiff, among two other people who have since been indicted. Schiff was an especially

prominent leader of Trump's first impeachment,

which is, of course, a lawful process where Congress can discuss or seek removal of a sitting president.

But Trump's admitting in public to an unlawful plot to try to get Schiff indicted for that,

and that regardless of evidence.

Now, abusing powers to charge and jail individuals to threaten silence or kneecap opponents

is much more associated with foreign autocrats than American government.

Trump has blatantly admitted his goals to go get critics without even claiming to name

reasons or specific crimes. Systems that punish or

disappear opponents are not considered very democratic. And elections don't mean much of the top

rivals to a potential autocrat are just stuck in jail. An election in that format doesn't work very well.

And that's what we've seen in Putin's Russia.

Donald Trump's moves don't come in isolation. They come as he tries to seize powers to keep troops

and federal agents across U.S. streets. Even as some judges are limiting those powers as we go.

Now, this is serious. It is happening and it is not popular. While Trump has been bluntly

pushing hard because the DOJ wouldn't do any of these cases under the traditional rules,

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