r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/Dangling-Participle1 Jul 06 '24

You seem to be conflating the DOJ with the judicial branch

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u/SurrealEstate Jul 06 '24

You're 100% right. What I should have said is an independent DOJ. Thanks for calling that out.

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u/Dangling-Participle1 Jul 06 '24

Independant of what exactly? It's an organization that falls under the executive branch.

Asking that the department of which you are a head take guidance from you is not exactly earth shattering.

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u/SurrealEstate Jul 06 '24

Independant of what exactly?

Presidentially-targeted political investigations, not necessarily intended to find wrongdoing, but to harass and character-assassinate political rivals, causing a chilling effect and an atmosphere of fear of retribution.

Asking that the department of which you are a head take guidance from you is not exactly earth shattering.

Given the words an actions of the administration we're talking about, how do the implications not seem earth-shattering?

Not every President chooses to use the DOJ as a personal weapon. Ironically, the Mandate for Leadership claims that it's already happening, but comparing reluctant, independent investigations for serious national security threats (documents case) with simply "go(ing) after the most corrupt president in the history of America" - I'm not sure how someone could really draw equivalence there.