3 thoughts on “Trump Has Politicized the Department of Justice, Destroying Their Independence and Reputation”

1. (Posted originally: 9/21/2025)

   Using DOJ to go after political enemies

   (I’m so behind on posting articles on this.)

   U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes Departs Amid Pressure From President from the NYT (9/19/2025)

   Trump demands Bondi prosecute political foes in Truth Social posts from WaPo (9/21/2025)

   Trump’s demanding this because the US Attorney in Virginia, Eric Siebert, declined to prosecute Letitia James and James Comey, due to a lack of evidence.

   Here’s one of Trump’s truth social posts that the article references:

   Pam: I have reviewed over 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, “same old story as last time, all talk, no action. Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam “Shifty” Schiff, Leticia??? They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.” Then we almost put in a Democrat supported U.S. Attorney, in Virginia, with a really bad Republican past. A Woke RINO, who was never going to do his job. That’s why two of the worst Dem Senators PUSHED him so hard. He even lied to the media and said he quit, and that we had no case. No, I fired him, and there is a GREAT CASE, and many lawyers, and legal pundits, say so. Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer, and likes you, a lot. We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!! President DJT

   Regarding Eric Siebert, the U.S. attorney Trump cites in his post above, here’s what the NYT article (9/19/2025) wrote:

   “The president did not mention that he nominated Mr. Siebert only after the two senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, had already written Mr. Trump praising him.

   Comments:

   • The President and his supporters rail against politicization of the federal government. Does his public remarks and actions suggest that he’s trying to de-politicize the DOJ or does it seem like he’s increasing the politicization?
   • If congressional Rs who rail against the politicization of the federal government should start an investigation on this, bring the POTUS and US AG, Siebert, and all pertinent individuals to testify before Congress. If a future president acted this way, future Congresses should do all these things.

   9/26/2025

   DOJ indicts James comey

   On this same day Trump posted a video of him accusing Obama of treason, rigging the 2016 and 2020 election. He mentions Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and James Clapper, former CIA Director of being part of this as well. (Note: The video clip is of a Oval Office press conference that took place on 7/22/25. Bob Bauer, former Obama WH counsel and current NY Univeristy Law Professor, said that Trump posted this video clip on the same day of the Comey indictment, but I couldn’t verify this.)

   Another truth social post today (9/27/25) that sure doesn’t establish that he wants to rid the DOJ of politicization:

   Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he’s off to a very good start. Nevertheless, words are words, and he wasn’t hedging or in dispute. He was very positive, there was no doubt in his mind about what he said, or meant by saying it. He left himself ZERO margin of error on a big and important answer to a question. He just got unexpectedly caught. James “Dirty Cop” Comey was a destroyer of lives. He knew exactly what he was saying, and that it was a very serious and far reaching lie for which a very big price must be paid! President DJT

   DOJ investigating Fani Willis, Georgia DA that prosecuted Trump

   Justice Department Seeks Information on Georgia D.A. Who Prosecuted Trump from NYT (9/27/25)

   (10/9/2026; posting the two articles below on this date)

   Justice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson from NBC News (10/8/2026)

   Trump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Cook from the NYT

   Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage from the NYT

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2. (Originally posted: 9/27/2025)

   Using the DOJ to Protect Allies of the Presidents

   Yesterday (9/26/25), DOJ indicts James Comey, even though the US Attorney General in Virginia declined to do so due to a weak case. Four days ago, the DOJ closed the case on Tom Homan, Trump’s Border Czar. In an FBI sting operation in 2024, Homan, on a recording is accepting $50,000 in paper bag (the fast-food chain, Cava) in return for helping secure future, border-related contracts.

   It’s possible that there wasn’t enough evidence to continue the investigation, but I think it would warrant some scrutiny from Congress. (Based on NYT article (9/20/25), not gifted)

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3. (Originally posted: 9/27/2025)

   Purging the DOJ

   Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order by the NYT (9/27/2025)

   Documents reviewed by The New York Times show that the July 15 firing of Ms. Beckwith occurred less than six hours after she told Mr. Bovino, the Border Patrol chief in charge of the Southern California raids, that a court order prevented him from arresting people without probable cause in a vast expanse that stretches from the Oregon border to Bakersfield. She was removed not only from her post as acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of California, but from the office altogether.

   Prosecutors Who Called Jan. 6 Attackers a ‘Mob of Rioters’ Are Punished from the NYT (10/29/2025)

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