
Trump Says He’d Use FBI, DOJ to Bring Down Political Rivals
Donald Trump admitted he would use the FBI and Justice Department to exact revenge on political rivals if he’s reelected.
Donald Trump admitted he would use the FBI and Justice Department to exact revenge on political rivals if he’s reelected.
Donald Trump is plotting to exact revenge on perceived enemies if he wins a second term, and he’d use the Justice Department to carry out politically ordered prosecutions, the former president has told advisers and friends.
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to impose a 10-year sentence on a political appointee of former President Trump after he was convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers as he tried to storm the U.S. Capitol.
Former President Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday for violating a gag order for a second time, and he later stormed out of the courtroom with Secret Service agents in tow.
The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded that the FBI’s decision not to build a new headquarters outside of Washington D.C. was not impacted by improper pressure from then-President Trump.
Sidney Powell has agreed to testify in other trials.
Donald Trump is set to be questioned Tuesday under oath in a lawsuit brought by two former FBI officials who allege they were unfairly targeted because they investigated the former president’s ties to Russia.
Federal prosecutors are set to urge a judge Monday to impose a gag order on former President Trump for frequently making incendiary comments about people involved in the case in which he’s accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.