The New Yorker contributing writer Ruth Marcus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Donald Trumpâs ârevenge tourââhis effort to use the levers of government to settle personal and political scores. They talk about the indictment of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, why legal experts see the case against Comey as alarmingly weak, and how Trumpâs campaign of retribution has expanded to include prosecutors, lawmakers, and even the families of his critics. They also consider how Trumpâs quest for vengeance is testing the limits of American law, and whether the country can avoid a permanent cycle of political retaliation and lawfare.
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