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Trump’s Dept. of Just Us

2025/2/17
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Donald Trump
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Jane Koston
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Ken White
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Marco Rubio
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Olaf Scholz
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Jane Koston: 作为主持人,我认为特朗普政府指示司法部撤销对纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯的腐败指控,这明显是政治干预。司法部原本应该维护法律的公正,但现在却成了特朗普政府实现政治目的的工具。这种行为不仅损害了司法部的声誉,也破坏了法治的根基。我认为,如果司法部可以为了政治利益而放弃对腐败的指控,那么还有谁能保证法律的公正性?这种行为对美国人民来说是极其不利的,因为它动摇了我们对法律体系的信任。 Ken White: 作为前联邦检察官,我深感震惊。检察官集体辞职抗议撤销对亚当斯的指控,这在美国历史上是罕见的。司法部给出的理由是亚当斯需要集中精力打击非法移民,但这显然是站不住脚的。我认为,特朗普政府正在将司法部变成一个为总统个人利益服务的工具。这种行为不仅违背了司法部的传统,也对美国的民主制度构成了威胁。我担心,如果司法部继续这样运作下去,美国的法治将会荡然无存。

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The Justice Department is in turmoil after more than half a dozen federal prosecutors resigned rather than sign their names to a motion to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. It's the latest indication that the Trump administration plans to use the DOJ, now led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, as an extension of the president's political agenda above all else. Ken White, a former federal prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney who writes the 'Popehat' newsletter, talks about what the crisis at the DOJ means for the agency charged with enforcing federal laws.

And in headlines: The U.S. seems ready to sideline Zelensky and Europe in favor of starting peace talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, thousands of federal workers at the CDC and NIH lose their jobs, and phase two of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is in doubt.

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