The assertion was a brazen effort to toss out the traditional boundaries that have long existed between the White House and investigations conducted by federal law enforcement.
Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."[image or embed]
-- Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) Jan 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Drudge Retort Headlines
ICE Shooting Leaves 6 Year Old an Orphan (132 comments)
Border Patrol Agents Shoot Two People (131 comments)
Congressman: Obey Feds and 'You Get to Keep Your Life' (58 comments)
Cellphone Video Shows Victim Interacting with ICE Officer Moments Before (46 comments)
Trump Taking Control of Money Sold from Venezuelan Oil (43 comments)
Manufacturing Is Collapsing Under Trump (21 comments)
Trump: Power Restrained Only by 'My Own Morality' (18 comments)
First the Shooting. Then the Lies. (16 comments)
Trump-Run DOJ Is Going to Investigate the ICE Shooting, Huh? (16 comments)
Minnesota Governor Prepared to Deploy National Guard if Necessary (12 comments)