Legal commentator Elie Honig said during a podcast Sunday that the indictment of former FBI director James Comey might be "abuse of executive power." Avalon said the indictment "seems like a new low in the politicization of justice and the persecution of [President] Donald Trump's enemies." "When the president gets involved in dictating who gets charged and who doesn't, prosecutorial decisions, then we have crossed the line. But even going back to Nixon, they've always understood that there has to be some independent prosecutorial function. Commenting on James' case, Honig said, "I've looked at the allegations against Letitia James.