President Donald Trump’s unprecedented retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies reached new heights Thursday as his Justice Department brought criminal charges against a longtime foe and he expanded his efforts to classify certain liberal groups as “domestic terrorist organizations." Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime Trump target, was indicted by a grand jury for lying to Congress in a hastily brought case days after Trump publicly demanded action. Hours earlier, he signed a memorandum directing his administration to target backers of what he dubbed “left-wing terrorism” as he alleged without evidence a vast conspiracy by nonprofit groups and activists to finance violent protests.
