'This is the weaponization': Legal experts point to Trump's hypocrisy at DOJ
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'This is the weaponization': Legal experts point to Trump's hypocrisy at DOJ

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Justice Department fired employees involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of the president, which critics have said weaponized the agency — a claim made for years by the right against the Biden administration. He said this shows that the Justice Department is already at work preparing "to be Trump's own defense firm" when "it's supposed to be loyal to the evidence and the rule of law. A spokesman said the DOJ is committed to advancing the new administration’s goals, which include “upholding the rule of law, ensuring the security of the American people, restoring the public’s trust in the justice system, and ending weaponization of government.” Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman called it "the Orwellian quote of the week." "It's no exaggeration to say that this is the darkest day in the history of the DOJ," he said when the news was first announced.

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‘Stop talking’: CNN panel spirals into shouting match over DOJ ‘weaponization’ claims
1 week, 4 days ago

‘Stop talking’: CNN panel spirals into shouting match over DOJ ‘weaponization’ claims

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump’s controversial speech at the Department of Justice on Friday sparked a fiery CNN debate between two guests that sent accusations flying over a weaponized Justice Department, under Joe Biden and the current administration, and left the host struggling to keep order. The tense exchange played out on CNN’s “NewsNight” as radio host and GOP political strategist Melik …

'He's talking about criminalizing it!' Trump's DOJ attack on media stuns CNN's Jake Tapper
1 week, 4 days ago

'He's talking about criminalizing it!' Trump's DOJ attack on media stuns CNN's Jake Tapper

Raw Story  

CNN host Jake Tapper was aghast Friday after listening to President Donald Trump's speech at the Department of Justice. Tapper called Trump's lengthy rant a "norm-shattering speech," noting that it was "one of the most political speeches given there by a U.S. Trump said he wanted to "turn the page" after four years of President Joe Biden weaponizing the law …

Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice
1 month, 1 week ago

Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice

CNN  

CNN — Call it the Thursday afternoon massacre. Sassoon wrote that the DOJ’s order for her to dismiss the case against the Democratic mayor was “inconsistent with my ability and duty to prosecute federal crimes without fear or favor and to advance good-faith arguments before the courts.” An attorney for Adams on Thursday said the idea that there was quid …

DOJ Warned: Firing Of Prosecutors, FBI Agents Involved In Jan. 6 May Trigger Legal Action
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DOJ Warned: Firing Of Prosecutors, FBI Agents Involved In Jan. 6 May Trigger Legal Action

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of attorneys have put the Justice Department “on notice,” warning that the continued firing of prosecutors or FBI agents could trigger swift legal action. Lawyers representing some of these now-former career officials said in a letter to deputy acting Attorney General Emil Bove that the firings that began last week may violate simple due process …

Trump axes DOJ officials, touts rare punishment for ’violent people’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump axes DOJ officials, touts rare punishment for ’violent people’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than a dozen Justice Department officials who worked on …

Trump’s DOJ already feels like ‘a wholesale politically inspired demolition’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s DOJ already feels like ‘a wholesale politically inspired demolition’

Politico  

“It feels like a non-violent war. “It’s got to be among the most demoralizing moments in the history of the Department of Justice,” said one former DOJ career official. A Justice Department official said McHenry “did not believe these officials could be trusted to faithfully implement the President’s agenda because of their significant role in prosecuting the President.” Several employees …

Trump's plan for retribution against DOJ prosecutors gets GOP senator's backing: analyst
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's plan for retribution against DOJ prosecutors gets GOP senator's backing: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to go after the career prosecutors who worked under special counsel Jack Smith in the two federal cases against him — which legal experts have called a gross violation of precedent. Sen. Eric Schmitt said on last weekend's "Meet the Press," that "First and foremost, the people involved with this should be fired immediately," and …

'Trump hating thugs!' Trump says Jack Smith 'should be severely sanctioned' in latest rant
1 year, 8 months ago

'Trump hating thugs!' Trump says Jack Smith 'should be severely sanctioned' in latest rant

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Saturday doubled and tripled down on his attacks on special counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor heading Trump's criminal case for allegedly mishandling classified documents, in multiple Truth Social posts. "The PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT rules the FAKE Indictment brought against me by the Department of Injustice and Deranged Jack Smith," Trump wrote on the social media site he …

'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption
2 years ago

'That's weaponization': Dem smacks down Jim Jordan for ignoring Trump DOJ corruption

Raw Story  

Rep. Steve Cohen called out House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan because he had no plans to investigate abuses at the Justice Department during the Trump administration. "I've been concerned about the weaponization of the federal government program," Cohen said. "My Chairman, it's my time; I'm going to reclaim it," Cohen said. "The issue is the weaponization of the Justice …

'Unfair savage!' Trump explodes over special counsel Jack Smith
2 years, 2 months ago

'Unfair savage!' Trump explodes over special counsel Jack Smith

Raw Story  

Donald Trump raged against special counsel Jack Smith and President Joe Biden in a series of Thursday morning posts on his Truth Social website. "The Special 'Prosecutor' assigned to the 'get Trump case,' Jack Smith, is a Trump Hating THUG whose wife is a serial and open Trump Hater, whose friends & other family members are even worse, and as …

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