Attorney’s office in washington, which is deeply enmeshed in the workings of government and has filed criminal cases against president trump. Were it not for the supreme court’s decision last year on presidential immunity, president trump’s retribution campaign against his perceived enemies would be criminal President donald trump, who took office in january with a pledge to seek retribution against his political foes, made clearer than ever his eagerness to use the weight of the justice department against his perceived enemies this week. Republicans are reeling after major election losses as trump escalates his retribution campaign Msnbc legal analyst mary mccord and former federal prosecutor and politico magazine senior writer. Federal prosecutors targeting protesters and democratic politicians have been dealt embarrassing defeats
American criminal law appears to be a less flexible tool in the hands of an authoritarian. One of the problems with assessing president donald trump’s legal retribution campaign against his foes is the many things we don’t know.
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