The White House Is Now Running the Justice Department

Thursday, February 13, 2025

David Kurtz, Talking Points Memo: The dangerous co-optation of the Justice Department by the Trump White House continues in ways both substantive and symbolic.

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If the White House is now running the Justice Department it will shortly be run straight into the ground.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:15 PM | Reply

Can you even imagine Joe Biden being in charge of our country? The only think he could accomplish and not well at all was sleeping on a beach chair and not falling off. He had an unknown insider cabal conspiracy from the Dem Party running America and not well. Biden was a disaster. Trump gets things done times 20 compared to any Democrat.

Democrats do not have initiative nor ability nor desire nor the normality to be good leaders. They put the USA in dire, bad shape be it from public school results , high crime, debt, life expectancy, international respect. They are simply crooked do nothings that like being figureheads on the dole.

#2 | Posted by Robson at 2025-02-13 01:38 PM | Reply

the Justice Department, is a federal executive department

The president is the CEO

So yes he tells the Justice Dept what to do, just like when President Biden told the Justice Dept to attack Trump.

#3 | Posted by bootyhunter at 2025-02-13 01:43 PM | Reply | Funny: 4

#2 | POSTED BY ROBSON A

You're a monkey, ROBSON.

Care to debate it?

I'd win.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:46 PM | Reply

3 | POSTED BY BOOTYHUNTER

You're something of a monkey, too.

No need to counter you with facts you'd ignore.

How about a banana?

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:47 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#3 ... just like when President Biden told the Justice Dept to attack Trump. ...

Did he? What evidence do you have?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-13 01:48 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

3 | POSTED BY BOOTYHUNTER

You need me to peel one for you?

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:48 PM | Reply

What evidence do you have?

#6 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

One theory is that he was digging in his back yard and found the evidence recorded in gold plates left by angels.

Another theory is that he and his scuzzy friends just get together, smoke dope, and make ---- up.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:50 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

... The dangerous co-optation of the Justice Department by the Trump White House continues in ways both substantive and symbolic. ...

From an article on the Back Page...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to meet with border czar
abc7ny.com

... His critics are calling on him to do something and prove himself in light of optics that he has cozied up to President Donald Trump after the Justice Department instructed prosecutors to dismiss his bribery case. ...

Mayor Adams now seems beholden to the Trump administration after Pres Trump ordered the DoJ to drop the charges against him.

As I understand it, the charges were dropped "without prejudice," apparently meaning that the charges can be reinstated again, possibly if Mayor Adams doesn't do what the Trump administration instructs him to do.

To me, it looks like something a mob boss would do to keep Mayor Adams in check. ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-13 01:51 PM | Reply

As I said in a another thread, Everything trump touches dies. The US HAD a good run. Bu by.

#10 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-02-13 01:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The president is the CEO

This must be a new republican talking point.

Too many deplorable Trumping MAGAts have been making this claim.

Not realizing what absolute idiocy they are blindly repeating.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 01:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

- just like when President Biden told the Justice Dept to attack Trump. ...

The hypocritical Whataboutisms are strong in this one.... IF that had happened, which it did not, you are claiming it would make Trump's illegal actions OK?

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-13 01:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"I'm Obama's wingman" - Eric Holder

I keep warning you people about precedent.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 02:03 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

You're a monkey, ROBSON.
#4 | POSTED BY ZED

That's an insult to monkeys. Monkeys are intelligent beings capable of independent thought.

I've seen no such proof from username Robson.

That username is an AI bot. Its posts are vague and don't ever actually address the topic of the thread. It's just general anger for democrats.

Just like post #2 on this thread.

Who knows what that string of words is about, it's all nonsense.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 02:03 PM | Reply

I keep warning you people about precedent.
#13 | POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

Look at Nostradumbass here, trying his hardest to equate what the Trump administration is doing to what the Biden administration did.

What a dishonest piece of shht BullBringer is.

Everyone point and laugh at the idiot.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 02:06 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

I keep warning you people about precedent.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger

Nothing is precedented after the president attempts a coup. That's never happened before, so anything afterward is automatically unprecedented.

for example - It's normal for corporations to donate to politicians. It's unprecedented for corporations to donate to a candidate who attempted a coup.

It's normal to issue pardons. It's unprecedented to issue pardons to terrorists who helped your attempted coup.

#16 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-13 02:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

I'm Obama's wingman" - Eric Holder

I keep warning you people about precedent.

Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 02:03 PM | Reply

Obama never demanded loyalty to him by his cabinet members unlike Trump. Your desperation reeks Jeff. It really does.

#17 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-13 02:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

All of you should STFU about precedents and unprecedented stuff. The only thing that matters is that Trump is a bad faith actor and so is anyone who makes excuses for his corrupt behavior. Everyone knows that by now. If this is just about pwning each other, get a bloody room.

#18 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-13 02:20 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

Manhattan US attorney and top DOJ officials resign after order to drop Eric Adams case
www.reuters.com

... The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and two high-ranking Justice Department officials in Washington have resigned after a top official ordered a corruption case against New York City's mayor be dropped, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, the Trump administration's recent pick to temporarily lead the office prosecuting New York Mayor Eric Adams, resigned her post on Thursday without giving a reason, a spokesperson for the office said. ...

The Southern District of New York, known for bringing high-profile cases on financial crimes, public corruption and national security, has long been known for its independence from the Justice Department in Washington. ...

#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-13 03:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

All of you should STFU

Even me?

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-13 04:19 PM | Reply

Just like the biden administration running the DOJ and 'you'all' had no problem with that, now did you.

#21 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-02-14 11:55 AM | Reply

Just like the biden administration running the DOJ and 'you'all' had no problem with that, now did you.

#21 | POSTED BY MSGT

Nope. Can't have a problem with something that never happened.

#22 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-14 12:00 PM | Reply

How about a banana?

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:47 PM | Reply | Flag

via GIPHY

#23 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-14 12:06 PM | Reply

Just like the biden administration running the DOJ and 'you'all' had no problem with that, now did you.

#21 | Posted by MSgt

If that happened trump would be in jail. The reason trump is president now is because dems are more ethical than republicans.

#24 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-14 01:44 PM | Reply

"Just like the biden administration running the DOJ and 'you'all' had no problem with that, now did you."

Ah yes, like how Biden famously had federal prosecutors go after his son Hunter Biden.

#25 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-02-14 03:06 PM | Reply

MSG lives in a bubble of rightwing Facebook memes.

He hasn't a clue what's going on in the real world.

Typical Deplorable Trumping MAGAt.

#26 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-14 03:21 PM | Reply

Death to Tyrants

#27 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-14 05:18 PM | Reply

" just like when President Biden told the Justice Dept to attack Trump."

If that's the case, I'm sure you can point to at least ONE of Trump's indictments, for which you or I could commit the action, and not fear legal repercussions.

Just provide one. You've got over 90 examples. Just produce ONE.

Or admit you can't.

#28 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-15 11:06 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1