Sen. Durbin: ‘The Misdeeds of the Trump Justice Department Brought This Nation to the Brink’

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DURBIN: “General Barr stated clearly that he believed the attorney general was the president’s lawyer, not the nation’s, and what were the results? Too many in the department senior roles cast aside the rule of law, Trump appointees in the apartment, sidelined career public servants, from line attorneys, two FBI agents limited their roles, disregarded their, non partisan input, override -- overriding their professional judgment and falsely accusing them of being members of the deep state, and the department pursued policies of almost unimaginable proportions. From separating thousands, thousands of innocent migrant children from their parents to banning innocent Muslims from traveling to our shores, from defending and even ordering violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters to parroting baseless lies about voter fraud in the lead up to the 2020 election. The misdeeds of the Trump Justice Department brought this nation to the brink.”