"Trump, who has declared himself the nation's "chief law enforcement officer," has stacked the DOJ and other agencies with loyalists who are now leading probes into Democrats and other Trump critics. Driving the news: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that Trump is turning the DOJ "into an instrument that goes after his enemies, whether they're guilty or not" and "that helps his friends.""
"Alluding to late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's suspension following an FCC warning over comments he made after Charlie Kirk's killing, he said Trump was "employing the full power of the federal government, the FCC, the Department of Justice, in order to punish, lock up, take down, [take] off the air, all of his political enemies." Murphy said "there are two things happening: One, you are going to be prosecuted for political speech in this country, but you are also going to be excused,""
Trump has declared himself the nation's 'chief law enforcement officer' and placed loyalists throughout the Department of Justice and other federal agencies who are leading investigations into Democrats and critics. The DOJ is being used as an instrument to pursue political enemies while shielding allies, creating a trajectory toward authoritarian control. Federal institutions, including the FCC, have been leveraged to suspend or silence critics and to pursue selective investigations. Political speech faces the threat of prosecution even as allies receive clemency or closed probes, exemplified by pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and a dropped inquiry into a border official. The situation has been likened to a public Watergate moment.
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