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From the moment #JamesComey was charged with lying to & obstructing Congress, his lawyers have asserted that the prosecution was little more than an act of vindictive #retribution fueled by #Trump’s longstanding animus against him.
Wed morning, the lawyers are set to make that argument in court & to persuade a federal judge that the case should be dismissed because the #DOJ effectively allowed itself to be taken captive by Trump’s desire to seek political #revenge.
The Unraveling of the #DOJ
60 attys describe a year of #chaos & suspicion.
Trump’s 2nd term has brought a period of turmoil & controversy unlike any in the history of DOJ. #Trump & his appointees have blasted through the walls designed to protect the nation’s most powerful #law enforcement agency from political #influence; they have directed the course of criminal investigations, openly flouted #ethics rules & caused a breakdown of institutional culture.
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.Emily Bazelon (The New York Times)
