OPINION | What Trump and Republicans really want is to control the DOJ and FBI themselves so that they can deploy law enforcement against their political enemies.
that he is a victim of a politically weaponized DOJ and FBI.
Donald Trump raises his fist while walking to a vehicle outside of Trump Tower in New York City on August 10, 2022.We know that is their real goal because they propose making the DOJ and FBI less independent as a solution for what they claim is politically weaponized federal law enforcement—aimed at Republicans. Their illogic—not to mention hypocrisy—is perfectly illustrated by Gov. DeSantis’ argument that “Republican presidents have accepted the canard that the DOJ and the FBI are ‘independent.
First, the independence of the Justice Department varies widely depending on the administration, and second, the position of the FBI director is, by law, meant to be independent by the length of the position’s fixed ten-year term. But history suggests that efforts to insulate the DOJ and FBI from political interference often fail.
The post-Watergate era DOJ does seek to insulate itself from political influence through guidelines like its “”—informal guidance that prohibits the department from taking investigative steps close to an election—arbitrarily set as within 60 days, that might influence the election. Senior DOJ leadership also encourages reliance upon the counsel of career prosecutors—versus political appointees.
As to the FBI, Republican accusations and promises to scratch it and rebuild it are long on wind and short on details. And these criticisms ignore the fact that the FBI director’s ten-year term is meant to insulate them from presidential interference of the kind Trump falsely claims Biden is wielding. Congress implemented the fixed term of a decade in the post-Watergate era as both a check on the power amassed by Edgar J.
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