DOJ Officials Lawyer Up Ahead Of Trump's Possible 'Revenge Prosecutions'
Welcome to the new Justice Department, where 'revenge prosecutions' may be a regular occurrence.
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The Justice Department is Trump’s white whale, and like Captain Ahab, Trump is determined to get even.
— Stephen Gillers, an ethics professor at New York University Law School, in comments given to NBC News, on President-elect Donald Trump’s reported plans to seek revenge against those who may have scorned him within the Department of Justice. “Trump aims to neutralize sources of power that may impede him,” Gillers said. “That includes the law and legal institutions. He will tolerate no interference when the department’s decisions will benefit Trump and his buddies or when its power can be deployed to retaliate against his enemies.”
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