"A year into Donald Trump's second term, the Department of Justice has become his private law firm, devoted less to the impartial administration of justice than to blackmailing, intimidating, and persecuting Trump's foes while selectively enforcing the law to spare allies who break it. The chairman of the Federal Reserve reveals that the Justice Department has been attempting to blackmail him into lowering interest rates with the threat of a federal indictment."
"The Supreme Court's 2024 decision to grant presidents "absolute immunity" to criminal prosecution for "official acts"-a concept with no textual basis whatsoever in the Constitution-means that Trump can abuse his authority over the executive branch with impunity. But the Court's grant of imperial immunity eliminated any fear Trump might have had about criminal liability for the corrupt use of his powers."
Federal prosecutorial power has been redirected to serve presidential interests, using intimidation, selective enforcement, and prosecution threats to coerce opponents and shield allies. The Justice Department reportedly attempted to blackmail the Federal Reserve chairman with the threat of a federal indictment to influence interest-rate policy. Multiple elected and appointed officials, including state governors, a major-city mayor, a former FBI director, and members of the Federal Reserve face investigations or indictments linked to opposition to the president. Federal authorities allegedly refused to investigate a masked agent who shot an unarmed woman and then pressured prosecutors to pursue the victim's widow, prompting several resignations. The Supreme Court's 2024 grant of absolute immunity for official acts removes criminal accountability and enables corrupt uses of executive power.
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