Lawfare has been a big topic lately since Trump has brought it up to defend against all of his court cases during his presidential run this year. One worry that I had about Trump was that he'd respond with retaliation by directing the DOJ to investigate those that investigated him. During one interview, he responded by saying those on the Jan. 6 committee (Congress members who looked into the Jan. 6 insurrection) should be in jail for deleting evidence. When pressed, he says he wouldn't direct DOJ on what to do beyond just looking into it. Here's some reporting on that:
Trump's full response from the above video.. at minute marks 45:25 to 49:30
I know some of this will boil down to opinion since we're talking about things that have not happened yet, but lets discuss still.
To discuss:
1. Is it reasonable to believe that Trump will weaponize the Justice Department to go after his political enemies?
2. What are all the things that make you believe so or that makes you believe that he won't?
3. Is there a way that we can fix this issue of weaponizing justice in politics? Or do you think it's a problem without a solution?
Trump's full response from the above video.. at minute marks 45:25 to 49:30
I know some of this will boil down to opinion since we're talking about things that have not happened yet, but lets discuss still.
To discuss:
1. Is it reasonable to believe that Trump will weaponize the Justice Department to go after his political enemies?
2. What are all the things that make you believe so or that makes you believe that he won't?
3. Is there a way that we can fix this issue of weaponizing justice in politics? Or do you think it's a problem without a solution?