Anne Applebaum

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

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

We know that people who were being asked for promotion and who are being up for promotion inside the Department of Justice, some of them have been asked very political questions. For example, what do you think happened on January 6th? And the right answer, of course, is that, you know, the great American patriots rose up to ensure that the correctly elected president, Donald Trump,

We know that people who were being asked for promotion and who are being up for promotion inside the Department of Justice, some of them have been asked very political questions. For example, what do you think happened on January 6th? And the right answer, of course, is that, you know, the great American patriots rose up to ensure that the correctly elected president, Donald Trump,

We know that people who were being asked for promotion and who are being up for promotion inside the Department of Justice, some of them have been asked very political questions. For example, what do you think happened on January 6th? And the right answer, of course, is that, you know, the great American patriots rose up to ensure that the correctly elected president, Donald Trump,

would remain in office. And people who are unable to say that because, of course, it's not true. And so if you're saying it, you're lying. They're not going to get promoted in Trump's Department of Justice. So we're going to have a very different body of people seeking to enforce the law. And you can already see the results.

would remain in office. And people who are unable to say that because, of course, it's not true. And so if you're saying it, you're lying. They're not going to get promoted in Trump's Department of Justice. So we're going to have a very different body of people seeking to enforce the law. And you can already see the results.

would remain in office. And people who are unable to say that because, of course, it's not true. And so if you're saying it, you're lying. They're not going to get promoted in Trump's Department of Justice. So we're going to have a very different body of people seeking to enforce the law. And you can already see the results.