Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump
The spectacle of President Trumps efforts to humiliate the attorney general into resigning has transfixed the country. But while we are busy staring at the wreckage of Attorney General Jeff Sessions relationship with the man he supported for the presidency, there is something more insidious happening.
The president is attempting to dismantle the rule of law, destroy the time-honored independence of the Justice Department, and undermine the career men and women who are devoted to seeking justice day in and day out, regardless of which political party is in power.
If we are not careful, when we wake up from the Trump presidency, our justice system may be broken beyond recognition.
Over the past few days, many people from both parties have rightly expressed their dismay at how President Trump has publicly lambasted the attorney general, noting the presidents lack of loyalty to a man who has been consistently loyal to him.
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President Trumps actions appear aimed at destroying the fundamental independence of the Justice Department. All the while, hes ripping the blindfold off Lady Justice and attempting to turn the department into a sword to seek vengeance against his perceived enemies and a shield to protect himself and his allies.
Its almost impossible to take all of this in. And while we risk becoming numb to the daily barrage of alarming news, we cant lose sight of the fact that this is beyond abnormal. Its dangerous.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/opinion/sally-yates-protect-the-justice-department-from-president-trump.html