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
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