Donald Trump publicly pressuring Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political enemies is a dramatic, impeachment-level scandal without precedent in the American tradition. After making a bad situation vastly worse, Trump managed to escalate things still further with his nominee to succeed the U.S. attorney whom he unjustly ousted. The lawyer’s name is Lindsey Halligan, who represented Trump in his classified documents scandal. She would take over a larger prosecutorial office despite never having worked as a prosecutor. This is a Senate-confirmed position, which means Senate Republicans will soon face yet another test — which they are very likely to fail.