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Longstanding Independence of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Comes into Question
- President 'Asks' the Attorney General to Probe Prominent Democrats
- AG Pam Bondi Thanks President Trump and Agrees to Mount Epstein Investigation
Key Facts:
The Department of Justice's longstanding tradition of independence and apolitical law enforcement, arose after the Watergate scandal. This is codified in the DOJ’s internal rulebook and acts to shield the department from political bias.
Trump’s 'asking' and Bondi’s immediate agreement on Friday, continues to redefine the independent role of the Department of Justice and comes after the US House Oversight Committee released over 20,000 documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Bondi's thanking the president via a social media post publicly announced she was taking up the president's direction and assigning Jay Clayton, interim U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York, to lead the probe.
In response to Bondi’s post, Justice Connection, a support network for former and current DOJ employees, quoted a part of the department’s manual governing communications between DOJ officials and the White House.
“The success of the Department of Justice depends upon the trust of the American people” ... “That trust must be earned every day. And we can do so only through our adherence to the longstanding Departmental norms of independence from inappropriate influences, the principled exercise of discretion, and the treatment of like cases alike.”
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