'Tool of politics': DOJ alumni rip Trump appointee for violating department 'protocols'

'Tool of politics': DOJ alumni rip Trump appointee for violating department 'protocols'

During former President Joe Biden's four years in the White House, the word "institutionalist" was often used to describe then-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. And that word was also applied to then-FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, who was a conservative Republican appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term but remained throughout Biden's presidency.Democrat or Republican, Biden favored institutionalists for the U.S. Depart…

In Pursuing Trump Rival, Weaponization Czar Sidesteps Justice Department Norms

Ed Martin Jr. did not waste any time. Days after Martin, a Trump-aligned activist, was tapped by the Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James, he wrote a letter to her lawyer saying he would take it…