Anne Applebaum

But there are many people who are resigning because the department isn't doing its job, not just in terms of enforcing the laws on the president, but everyone else. And so what we're going to have very soon is a very, very partisan group of lawyers or pseudo lawyers who are supposed to be enforcing the law, but who are all there

But there are many people who are resigning because the department isn't doing its job, not just in terms of enforcing the laws on the president, but everyone else. And so what we're going to have very soon is a very, very partisan group of lawyers or pseudo lawyers who are supposed to be enforcing the law, but who are all there

But there are many people who are resigning because the department isn't doing its job, not just in terms of enforcing the laws on the president, but everyone else. And so what we're going to have very soon is a very, very partisan group of lawyers or pseudo lawyers who are supposed to be enforcing the law, but who are all there

serving at the pleasure of the president, not there to enforce the constitution or the legal system. You know, it's always a tough thing. I've encountered this problem in other countries. I mean, sometimes it's called the chief prosecutor in our system. It's called the attorney general.

serving at the pleasure of the president, not there to enforce the constitution or the legal system. You know, it's always a tough thing. I've encountered this problem in other countries. I mean, sometimes it's called the chief prosecutor in our system. It's called the attorney general.

serving at the pleasure of the president, not there to enforce the constitution or the legal system. You know, it's always a tough thing. I've encountered this problem in other countries. I mean, sometimes it's called the chief prosecutor in our system. It's called the attorney general.

It's always a tough thing to say that that person is independent of the president, even though they're appointed by the president. I mean, they're meant to act independently. In theory, they should have the mentality of someone acting independently. And that's always a touchy thing to ensure. But at least in the last...

It's always a tough thing to say that that person is independent of the president, even though they're appointed by the president. I mean, they're meant to act independently. In theory, they should have the mentality of someone acting independently. And that's always a touchy thing to ensure. But at least in the last...

It's always a tough thing to say that that person is independent of the president, even though they're appointed by the president. I mean, they're meant to act independently. In theory, they should have the mentality of someone acting independently. And that's always a touchy thing to ensure. But at least in the last...

In modern American history, those people have sought to attain and to portray some kind of independence. They take an oath not to the president personally, but to the legal system, to the law. They attract the best lawyers in the country, very young, idealistic people, because those are people who want to work for the U.S.

In modern American history, those people have sought to attain and to portray some kind of independence. They take an oath not to the president personally, but to the legal system, to the law. They attract the best lawyers in the country, very young, idealistic people, because those are people who want to work for the U.S.

In modern American history, those people have sought to attain and to portray some kind of independence. They take an oath not to the president personally, but to the legal system, to the law. They attract the best lawyers in the country, very young, idealistic people, because those are people who want to work for the U.S.

government, for the American people, not for the personal benefit, the financial benefit of the president. I'm sure, you know, listeners can point to many exceptions and moments when this hasn't, you know, the system hasn't worked. But that was the theory of it. That was the idea. You know, how do you get an insure rule of law?

government, for the American people, not for the personal benefit, the financial benefit of the president. I'm sure, you know, listeners can point to many exceptions and moments when this hasn't, you know, the system hasn't worked. But that was the theory of it. That was the idea. You know, how do you get an insure rule of law?

government, for the American people, not for the personal benefit, the financial benefit of the president. I'm sure, you know, listeners can point to many exceptions and moments when this hasn't, you know, the system hasn't worked. But that was the theory of it. That was the idea. You know, how do you get an insure rule of law?

You get it by having people inside the system who have some kind of independence, some sense of independence. And some of this is not insured by some statute in the Constitution or some legal rule. It's insured by the ethos of the people who go to work for the Department of Justice or or the ethos of people who become judges. People don't become a judge.

You get it by having people inside the system who have some kind of independence, some sense of independence. And some of this is not insured by some statute in the Constitution or some legal rule. It's insured by the ethos of the people who go to work for the Department of Justice or or the ethos of people who become judges. People don't become a judge.

You get it by having people inside the system who have some kind of independence, some sense of independence. And some of this is not insured by some statute in the Constitution or some legal rule. It's insured by the ethos of the people who go to work for the Department of Justice or or the ethos of people who become judges. People don't become a judge.

They don't become a federal judge because they want to enrich the president's family. They do it because they feel some fealty to the constitution. And that system has worked up until now. And now we will see whether this second Trump administration can break it. I would add one other thing, which is that

They don't become a federal judge because they want to enrich the president's family. They do it because they feel some fealty to the constitution. And that system has worked up until now. And now we will see whether this second Trump administration can break it. I would add one other thing, which is that