Injustice how politics and fear vanquished America's Justice Department
"Throughout his first administration, Trump did more than any other president to politicize the nation's top law enforcement agency, pressuring appointees to shield him, to target his enemies, and even to help him cling to power after his 2020 election defeat. The department, pressed into a defensiv...
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2025.
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Table of Contents:
- Part one : A righteous prosecution? ; Was Trump beholden to Egypt? ; A trusting Mueller and a failure to see the endgame ; Where did the $$10 million go? ; "I'm pretty sure I'm getting indicted today" ; Forced out ; A "very unfair situation" ; "Truth still matters, okay?" ; Winners write the history ; Sowing chaos ; "He's asking you to be wild" ; "A hot mess" ; January 6
- Part two : An early distraction for investigators ; A prosecutor's plan is batted down ; Family feud ; Unmoved by Trump ; Hill investigators find "the scheme" ; The lone prosecutor ; "I'm not subpoenaing the friggin' Willard" ; One year later ; "Weapon left at the crime scene" ; A new matter ; Operation "Arctic Frost" ; "I don't want anybody looking through my boxes" ; House investigation blindsides DOJ ; Family feud--part II ; No choice
- Part three : Existential threat ; Great story, not a great case ; "The President is now a king" ; "The judiciary failed" ; Servare vitas ; Sign, quit, or get fired ; "At the directive of Donald Trump."
