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douglas9

(4,358 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:31 AM Feb 2020

Trump justice: He's using his office to reward friends, punish enemies and tarnish America

“The Real Housewives” have nothing on the Department of Justice when it comes to drama. I don’t mean to be flippant. But if I can’t marvel at the absurdity of the nuclear meltdown that is gripping the institution to which I dedicated my professional career, I’m afraid I will cry.

I was concerned when the punchline “Donald Trump” came to be preceded by the title “president.” But my beloved DOJ was filled with career prosecutors whose dedication and integrity would keep the ship on course — even if the storm lasted four years.

I was confident that the traditions that made the Justice Department the most respected law enforcement organization in the world would surely allow it to weather any attorney general Trump could install.

But Trump has commandeered the department and sent a clear message: “Investigate me or people close to me and I will undercut years of your hard work, trash your reputation on Twitter, and create a Hobson’s choice between your integrity and your ability to earn a living. And if you pick the former, I will issue a pardon and undo all you worked for anyway.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/02/23/trump-harnesses-justice-department-fight-enemies-help-friends-column/4841585002/

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Trump justice: He's using his office to reward friends, punish enemies and tarnish America (Original Post) douglas9 Feb 2020 OP
He can not do all this Scarsdale Feb 2020 #1

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
1. He can not do all this
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 08:30 AM
Feb 2020

damage alone. WHO is the "brains" behind all this destruction? tRump is not smart enough to understand the ramifications of destroying the entire DOJ. Is Putin in charge, paying off the gop? The most troubling part of all this, is they are doing the damage openly.

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