{"id":32512,"date":"2018-05-22T09:29:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32512"},"modified":"2018-05-22T09:29:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:29:43","slug":"trump-compromising-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/22\/trump-compromising-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Compromising DOJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

In what has to be his strongest move to obstruct justice in over a year, Resident Donald Trump, aka Putin’s Puppet, is trying to fleece DOJ for evidence, sources and methods key to pursue the investigations against him for conspiracy, which may well be treason, racketeering for his emoluments and more, and obstruction of of justice.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"0522TrumpBusted\"<\/p>\n

Stop waiting for the constitutional crisis that President Trump is sure to provoke. It\u2019s here.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, via Twitter, Trump demanded that the Justice Department concoct a transparently political investigation, with the aim of smearing veteran professionals at Justice and the FBI and also throwing mud at the previous administration. Trump\u2019s only rational goal is casting doubt on the probe by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, which appears to be closing in.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s power play is a gross misuse of his presidential authority and a dangerous departure from long-standing norms. Strongmen such as Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin use their justice systems to punish enemies and deflect attention from their own crimes. Presidents of the United States do not \u2014 or did not, until Sunday\u2019s tweet: [Pervert delinked<\/em>]<\/p>\n

\u201cI hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI\/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes \u2014 and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather than push back and defend the rule of law, Justice tried to mollify the president<\/a> by at least appearing to give him what he wants. The Republican leadership in Congress has been silent as a mouse. This is how uncrossable lines are crossed…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Pardon me for the humorous self-aggrandizing and wishful thinking in the meme.<\/font><\/p>\n

Rudy "911" is drooling on evil glee as he waits for the most sensitive material to be illegally given to him<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n

And this isn’t the worst of it.  Rachel Maddow<\/a> spent almost 26 minutes digging out more.<\/font><\/p>\n