Harry Litman: Trump Will Make the DoJ Be His Own Law Firm

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Legal columnist ░░░░░░░░ Molly John fast with ░░░░░░░░ Fair Harry that guy ░░░░░░░░ to prison right Steve ░░░░░░░░ How can those who ░░░░░░░░ believe in the independence ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ this second Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ is awfully hard They ░░░░░░░░ coming at it like ░░░░░░░░ freight train and proposing ░░░░░░░░ whole theory of power ░░░░░░░░ everything originates from Donald ░░░░░░░░ It may sound bureaucratic ░░░░░░░░ is fundamental to what ░░░░░░░░ think of as our ░░░░░░░░ system This is what ░░░░░░░░ when democracy slides towards ░░░░░░░░ He has a theory ░░░░░░░░ that his closest advisors ░░░░░░░░ propounding that says he ░░░░░░░░ medal in whatever case ░░░░░░░░ wants to He will ░░░░░░░░ it the DoJ as ░░░░░░░░ wanted it to be ░░░░░░░░ own law firm It ░░░░░░░░ absolutely toxic to the ░░░░░░░░ of law It s ░░░░░░░░ to defendants It s ░░░░░░░░ to people s confidence ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ and there ░░░░░░░░ no obvious way out ░░░░░░░░ their aggressiveness in framing ░░░░░░░░ for day one and ░░░░░░░░ obvious flunkies that he ░░░░░░░░ to install in the ░░░░░░░░ positions of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice So Molly let ░░░░░░░░ remind people of the ░░░░░░░░ of the relevant issues ░░░░░░░░ That Supreme Court immunity ░░░░░░░░ came out before the ░░░░░░░░ election right Right And ░░░░░░░░ 2025 the consolidation of ░░░░░░░░ power has been around ░░░░░░░░ a long time The ░░░░░░░░ of co opting a ░░░░░░░░ which is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ independent of the president ░░░░░░░░ making it as Harry ░░░░░░░░ aptly says the personal ░░░░░░░░ firm of the president ░░░░░░░░ saw him do that ░░░░░░░░ the first term and ░░░░░░░░ promised it leading up ░░░░░░░░ November So so many ░░░░░░░░ us sounded the alarm ░░░░░░░░ Trump was just a ░░░░░░░░ for the office that ░░░░░░░░ kind of abuse of ░░░░░░░░ would happen if he ░░░░░░░░ But like I just ░░░░░░░░ with Cecilia the American ░░░░░░░░ voted for him anyway ░░░░░░░░ I was say it ░░░░░░░░ a suspension of disbelief ░░░░░░░░ voters have around Trump ░░░░░░░░ have a ton of ░░░░░░░░ to explain this You ░░░░░░░░ voters yes he says ░░░░░░░░ is going to do ░░░░░░░░ but he is not ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ brags about it but ░░░░░░░░ will not rolly do ░░░░░░░░ A lot of the ░░░░░░░░ and you see this ░░░░░░░░ you had all of ░░░░░░░░ Latino voters vote for ░░░░░░░░ because they were like ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ he He is not ░░░░░░░░ to deport the undocumented ░░░░░░░░ I have in my ░░░░░░░░ That is suspension of ░░░░░░░░ is how we got ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ some of these things.