This is what tinpot dictatorships do. Trump and his cohorts have packed DOJ to obstruct justice

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...having successfully blocked ongoing prosecutions of Donald Trump in his term, at his direction, they've now taken to bragging about it.

Acyn @Acyn
Blanche: When it comes to the FBI… Director Patel has cleaned house there too. There is not a single man or woman with a gun, federal agent, still in that organization that had anything to do with the prosecution of President Trump.

President Trump for the first time in modern history has said I am the president and if you work in the executive branch, you work for me. And guess what? We can all read the constitution. He's right. And unfortunately, past administrations, Republican included, have just resigned themselves to putting up with partisan actors within the DOJ. We do not.

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SC Jack Smith made this clear:

"The throughline of all of Mr. Trump's criminal efforts was deceit — knowingly false claims of election fraud — and the evidence shows that Mr. Trump used these lies as a weapon to defeat a federal government function foundational to the United States' democratic process," the report states.



Though Smith sought to salvage the indictment, the team dismissed it in November because of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face federal prosecution.

"The Department's view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a President is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Office stands fully behind," the report states. "Indeed, but for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency, the Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."

The report is unsparing in its details about schemes undertaken by Trump to undo the presidential contest, accusing him of an "unprecedented criminal effort to overturn the legitimate results of the election in order to retain power."

It recounts his role in trying to force the Justice Department to use its law enforcement authorities to advance his personal interests, participating in a scheme to enlist fake electors in battleground states won by Biden and having directed "an angry mob to the United States Capitol to obstruct the congressional certification of the presidential election and then leverage rioters' violence to further delay it."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-the-full-special-counsel-report-on-trumps-jan-6-actions


Former Jan. 6 prosecutor and ex-DOJ employees sue Trump administration over firings
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-jan-6-prosecutor-doj-employees-sue-trump-administration-firing-rcna220386

'Psychological terrorism': Ex-DOJ officials sue the Trump administration, claiming they were fired for their work on Jan. 6 cases
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/i-knew-why-fired-jan-6-doj-officials-sue-trump-administration-over-terminations-with-no-explanation/

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1. And they are proud to politicize the DOJ.

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3. and arrogant. They're either ignorant or they think Americans are.

Acyn @Acyn 5h
Blanche: Unfortunately, past administrations have just resigned themselves to putting up with partisan actors within the DOJ. We do not.

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2. That's why he ran. To stay out of jail.

Though frankly, her should've be already locked up for his attempted COUP. He incited an attempted overthrow of our seat of government. An armed attack that resulted in fatalities. People are serving life sentences for much less.

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4. he may have immunity here, but Blanche doesn't

...and this can still be advantaged by some fair court to find Trump is using his prosecutions to attack his political opponents, something he doesn't bother to conceal.

Mark S. Zaid @MarkSZaidEsq
Thank you Deputy Director Blanche for providing yet another great court exhibit for our ongoing (and more forthcoming) litigation against FBI, DOJ and this Administration for its unlawful political filings of federal employees who simply performed their jobs.

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