MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday excoriated President Donald Trump as a “madman” over his perceived weaponization of the Department of Justice to target his political foes, leading to indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
“Well, we have been here before,” said the “Last Word” host. “And it did not end well for the madman at the center of the plot, the president with an enemies list.”
O’Donnell went on to compare Trump to disgraced former President Richard Nixon, who also infamously curated a list of his political opponents, but argued that there’s “one big difference” — Nixon didn’t spend his life “in a Trumpian prison of stupidity.”
As evidence, O’Donnell cited a now-infamous social media post from the president.
Trump appeared to urge U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in a Truth Social rant last month — which was intended as a private message — to prosecute Comey, James and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Comey was indicted on charges of lying to Congress mere days later and James was indicted Thursday on allegations of bank fraud.
