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"This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how Trump is using the powerful machine of government prosecution to reverse-engineer crimes supposedly committed by enemies, his diatribe against Tylenol at the disastrous press conference on autism, and the echoes of past Red Scares in today's free speech climate with historian Beverly Gage, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century."

"Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush, Maggie Haberman, and Devlin Barrett for The New York Times: Trump Demands That Bondi Move 'Now' to Prosecute Foes Michael Gold for The New York Times: Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Homan Investigation Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian for MSNBC: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down."

"Lena H. Sun and Dan Diamond for The Washington Post: Trump's escalating attacks on vaccines shock public health leaders Megan Messerly, Tim Röhn, Dasha Burns, and Carmen Paun for Politico: Trump's Tylenol diatribe was rooted in frustration Arthur L. Caplan for STAT (First Opinion): The U.S. government has jumped the public health shark Matthew Herper for STAT: What the evidence tells us about Tylenol, leucovorin, and autism"

Trump is using the machinery of government prosecution to pursue perceived political enemies and to seek investigations that could be framed as crimes. High-level pressure and demands for prosecutorial action have prompted scrutiny of DOJ interventions and inquiries into officials like Tom Homan. Public health leaders reacted with alarm to assertions linking Tylenol and autism after a contentious press conference, while experts note a lack of supporting evidence for such claims. Concerns about politicized legal retaliation and rising attacks on vaccines are emerging alongside comparisons between contemporary free-speech conflicts and earlier Red Scares.

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