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President Donald Trump's desire to force a public "perp-walk" of former FBI Director James Comey is an astounding low of immaturity, MSNBC anchor and former Republican Party chairman Michael Steele said on Friday's edition of "The Weeknight."

Comey, whom Trump has long resented for refusing to terminate the Russia investigation on his behalf as soon as he took office, is being charged with false statements and obstruction of justice, based on testimony he gave to the Senate years ago. Legal experts have panned the case as baseless, with some pointing out that the indictment doesn't correctly quote his statements.

A Democratic Chicago City Council member was handcuffed Friday by federal agents while at a hospital in her district as she insisted that a man who suffered serious injuries during a chase with immigration authorities had due process rights.

Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes told reporters she was handcuffed at Humboldt Park Hospital after advocating for a man who suffered a broken leg during a chase with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. In comments flagged by The New Republic, Fuentes said the agents refused to let the man speak to an attorney.

The Trump administration's controversial offer to nine major universities this week was met with derision by The Washington Post's editorial board, which railed that "no serious university" could ever agree to such a "doomed" deal.

The universities were asked to commit to conservative-aligned policies in exchange for preferential access to federal funding. Key points of the offer included, freezing tuition rates for five years, banning the use of race, sex, or gender identity as factors in admissions, financial aid, and faculty recruitment, capping undergraduate international student enrollment to 15% of the student body and enforcing "academic freedom" for conservative viewpoints and abolishing campus units that supposedly punish or belittle conservative ideas.

A federal judge in Puerto Rico has issued an order blocking President Donald Trump from firing members of the island's Financial Oversight and Management Board.

That board, created in 2016 under the PROMESA bill, exists to “make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States,” while restructuring Puerto Rico's territorial debt “to achieve fiscal responsibility and access to the capital markets.” Seven people serve on the board, appointed by the president, and it is one of a number of agencies where members are legally protected from being removed without good cause.

The conservative-leaning Wall Street Journal editorial board gave President Donald Trump the riot act on Friday over his new emergency tariffs targeting foreign furniture — opening with the withering question, "Who knew that Ikea sofas were a national security threat?"

The board, which has consistently railed against Trump's increasingly burdensome tariff policies, wrote its analysis at a moment when the Supreme Court is gearing up to hear a case that challenges whether Trump has the authority to unilaterally declare tariffs in the first place — something multiple lower courts have ruled he does not.

An FBI agent was reportedly relieved of duty for refusing to conduct a "perp walk" of former bureau Director James Comey in front of news cameras following the announcement of Comey's indictment last month, according to a report.

Four people briefed on the matter confirmed the dismissal to Reuters on Friday. The agency declined to comment to Reuters, however. The outlet noted that a court summons was issued, rather than an arrest warrant, but that defendants often visit an FBI field office for booking after receiving such a summons.

Sophie Roske, the attempted assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh who turned herself in and pleaded guilty earlier this year, was sentenced to 8 years in prison on Friday — far below the sentencing guidelines and what the prosecutors asked for.

The sentence was rendered in part because Roske, who was identified by a male name in the charging documents but whose lawyers explained had undergone a gender transition, turned herself in before going through with the plot.

The person who plotted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been sentenced to 8 years in prison.

According to The Washington Post, Sophie Roske's sentence "was 22 years less than the minimum of 30 years sought by prosecutors." However, U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman "cited Roske’s decision to call 911 after arriving in Kavanaugh’s neighborhood in 2022 and Roske’s lack of criminal history. Federal sentencing guidelines in the case, while not binding, also recommended a sentence of at least 30 years."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ousted a top Navy official just days ahead of a massive planned celebration of the military branch's 250-year anniversary, and after the confirmation this week of a staunch ally of President Donald Trump as undersecretary.

Hegseth fired Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison on Friday, Politico reported, noting he was an "unusually powerful top aide who had orchestrated a reshuffle of the service’s bureaucracy."

Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui isn't happy with prosecutors in Jeanine Pirro's office, who have repeatedly charged people with crimes, only to ultimately withdraw their cases.

Politico legal reporter Kyle Cheney flagged the statement from Faruqui, noting that he continues to sound "alarms about defective criminal cases brought by federal prosecutors in D.C." Cheney noted that in this case, the prosecutors tried to "gin up" charges against an immigrant who misread a confusing form so they could jump-start a deportation.

President Donald Trump vowed to move forward on Friday with plans to attend a Navy celebration this weekend at Naval Station Norfolk, honoring the military branch's 250th anniversary despite a government shutdown.

Top officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan were expected to attend the event, which was moved to Sunday due to weather. While other public Navy events were curtailed or canceled due to the shutdown — some civilians working for the Navy were furloughed — active duty military personnel continue to work without pay. They're expected to receive retroactive pay once funding returns.

MSNBC may have bleeped a woman who watched children being zip-tied and arrested by federal agents when they raided an entire apartment complex, but host Nicolle Wallace didn't.

At the top of her second hour, Wallace addressed the operation in which around 300 federal agents broke down doors and even dropped in via Black Hawk helicopters.