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> This has never been the case; Independence of the Justice Department has been the norm since and because of Watergate.

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jdminhbg 1y ago
It's been a nice kind of fig leaf, but constitutionally the president is the AG's boss, so it doesn't make any sense for the AG to investigate the president. There's an entire branch of government given this power in the Constitution, they've just decided they don't want it.
- xp84 1y ago
  Exactly. Congress doesn’t want any of their duties. War declaration? Nah, let the President do it and call it “not a war.” Budget? Well, technically we’ll appropriate funds, but we’ll only do a big CR once in a while. Tariff policy? Nah, let the President do it all with the “national security” loophole, no matter how absurd. Impeachment and removal? Well, not when it’s your party’s guy. For all the hate Trump gets, it’s Congress who’s created and who props up this monarchy.
  - vkou 1y ago
    Except that this Congress was hand-picked by him, since he purged anyone who would push back.
    - sokoloff 1y ago
      Could you point to say 3 concrete examples where he purged a legislative candidate or removed an elected legislator?
      - DFHippie 1y ago
        I believe "purged" here means primaried or threatened to primary. I'm sure you know of certain famous examples. Here are some recent headlines: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-100-days/republican-rep-defends-position-as-trump-pushes-for-primary-challenge https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-... https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/politics/cornyn-texas-senate-primary https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/politics/cornyn-texas-senate-... This list will contain more examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_opposed_the_Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign#Former_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_oppose...

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jdminhbg 1y ago

It's been a nice kind of fig leaf, but constitutionally the president is the AG's boss, so it doesn't make any sense for the AG to investigate the president. There's an entire branch of government given this power in the Constitution, they've just decided they don't want it.

xp84 1y ago
Exactly. Congress doesn’t want any of their duties. War declaration? Nah, let the President do it and call it “not a war.” Budget? Well, technically we’ll appropriate funds, but we’ll only do a big CR once in a while. Tariff policy? Nah, let the President do it all with the “national security” loophole, no matter how absurd. Impeachment and removal? Well, not when it’s your party’s guy. For all the hate Trump gets, it’s Congress who’s created and who props up this monarchy.
- vkou 1y ago
  Except that this Congress was hand-picked by him, since he purged anyone who would push back.
  - sokoloff 1y ago
    Could you point to say 3 concrete examples where he purged a legislative candidate or removed an elected legislator?
    - DFHippie 1y ago
      I believe "purged" here means primaried or threatened to primary. I'm sure you know of certain famous examples. Here are some recent headlines: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-100-days/republican-rep-defends-position-as-trump-pushes-for-primary-challenge https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-... https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/politics/cornyn-texas-senate-primary https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/politics/cornyn-texas-senate-... This list will contain more examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_opposed_the_Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign#Former_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_oppose...