Sadie Gurman
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So this is basically, I see it as a roadmap for the retribution that Trump promised against the Justice Department and in particular the prosecutors who pursued criminal charges against him over the past four years. But also the Republicans have been very critical of DOJ arguing that it's You know, that it was infected with politics and that it was biased against conservatives, not just Trump.
So this is basically, I see it as a roadmap for the retribution that Trump promised against the Justice Department and in particular the prosecutors who pursued criminal charges against him over the past four years. But also the Republicans have been very critical of DOJ arguing that it's You know, that it was infected with politics and that it was biased against conservatives, not just Trump.
So this is basically, I see it as a roadmap for the retribution that Trump promised against the Justice Department and in particular the prosecutors who pursued criminal charges against him over the past four years. But also the Republicans have been very critical of DOJ arguing that it's You know, that it was infected with politics and that it was biased against conservatives, not just Trump.
And it sought to silence certain voices. So this sweeping executive order calls for the attorney general to literally go through all of the Justice Department's work over the past four years during the Biden administration and examine it for instances of perceived bias and rectify it.
And it sought to silence certain voices. So this sweeping executive order calls for the attorney general to literally go through all of the Justice Department's work over the past four years during the Biden administration and examine it for instances of perceived bias and rectify it.
And it sought to silence certain voices. So this sweeping executive order calls for the attorney general to literally go through all of the Justice Department's work over the past four years during the Biden administration and examine it for instances of perceived bias and rectify it.
Well, I mean, we have already started to see people being moved out of their positions, being marginalized, pushed into different roles. So they can do stuff like that, but they can also – Trump and his nominees have also threatened to take legal action against employees.
Well, I mean, we have already started to see people being moved out of their positions, being marginalized, pushed into different roles. So they can do stuff like that, but they can also – Trump and his nominees have also threatened to take legal action against employees.
Well, I mean, we have already started to see people being moved out of their positions, being marginalized, pushed into different roles. So they can do stuff like that, but they can also – Trump and his nominees have also threatened to take legal action against employees.
And people who have left the Justice Department are also in fear that they could face criminal charges, civil litigation, things like that. So there's really no limit to the way that Trump could make these decisions. DOJ employees' lives hell over the next few years.
And people who have left the Justice Department are also in fear that they could face criminal charges, civil litigation, things like that. So there's really no limit to the way that Trump could make these decisions. DOJ employees' lives hell over the next few years.
And people who have left the Justice Department are also in fear that they could face criminal charges, civil litigation, things like that. So there's really no limit to the way that Trump could make these decisions. DOJ employees' lives hell over the next few years.
Yes, I was surprised because even in recent days, he had been telling people close to him that he would consider granting clemency to these people on a case-by-case basis. Vice President J.D. Vance went on television and said that people who committed violence against police officers during the riot, of course, should not be pardoned.
Yes, I was surprised because even in recent days, he had been telling people close to him that he would consider granting clemency to these people on a case-by-case basis. Vice President J.D. Vance went on television and said that people who committed violence against police officers during the riot, of course, should not be pardoned.
Yes, I was surprised because even in recent days, he had been telling people close to him that he would consider granting clemency to these people on a case-by-case basis. Vice President J.D. Vance went on television and said that people who committed violence against police officers during the riot, of course, should not be pardoned.
And so I definitely thought it was going to be a narrower swath of people. I mean, there are many, many people charged with misdemeanors who didn't commit violence, but there were also hundreds of people who beat cops and you know, a destroyed property and just, you know, ransacked the Capitol. So it was stunning.
And so I definitely thought it was going to be a narrower swath of people. I mean, there are many, many people charged with misdemeanors who didn't commit violence, but there were also hundreds of people who beat cops and you know, a destroyed property and just, you know, ransacked the Capitol. So it was stunning.