Trump took over the Justice Department in his own way
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Some of Trump’s closest allies have been placed in leadership positions. Trump ally Pam Bondi is leading the department as attorney general. Last month, the Senate — where Republicans are the majority — confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director. The “deep state” conspiracy theories have been promoted by the man, who is also a critic of the FBI and DOJ.
Trump’s speech Friday comes as his administration has spent the last several weeks trying to reconfigure the Justice Department, including demoting attorneys who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and firing officials who investigated the president himself.
The president faced federal charges after he left office in 2021, including for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost — though the Justice Department dropped that case when Trump won reelection in November.
In a winding speech given from the Department of Justice — a place not typically frequented by sitting presidents — President Trump blasted former officials and lawyers who investigated him, saying they turned the department into one of “injustice.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump will also discuss “ending the weaponization of justice against Americans for their political leanings.”
We have unbelievable people, and I will do nothing more than set out my vision. It’s going to be their vision, but my ideas are what it’s going to be.
The remarks were billed as an address on law and order by the White House. Trump did announce a new advertising campaign to curb fentanyl use. But he spent the majority of his time on stage going after the “hacks and radicals” in the U.S. government who he said eroded trust.
“They’re really bad people,” Trump said of Mark Pomerantz, the lawyer who investigated Trump’s business practices.
Trump said he has appointed “patriotic tough on crime warriors” to the DOJ. He said that the 1033 program would be revived.
In his speech on Friday, Trump boasted that his administration stripped security clearances from others who have investigated him, including Special Counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump has also revoked security clearance and intelligence briefings for former President Joe Biden.
Trump also went after the press, and said coverage of Judge Aileen Cannon should have been “illegal.” Cannon was appointed by Trump to toss out the federal case that accused Trump of hiding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
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