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aining new momentum and depth. The president's choice of William Barr as attorney general, and Barr's entirely predictable attempts to undercut the Mueller report, has been the highest-profile, highest-stakes move to weaponize the department for partisan purposes. But two fresh episodes demonstrate Trum
r and the census show that the West Wing is fully in control of Justice. "The fear is that Trump doesn't even need to say it out loud anymore." BY CHRIS SMITH Sally Yates tried to warn us. Way back in January 2017, at the end of the very first week of the Trump administration, the new president signed an
aining new momentum and depth. The president's choice of William Barr as attorney general, and Barr's entirely predictable attempts to undercut the Mueller report, has been the highest-profile, highest-stakes move to weaponize the department for partisan purposes. But two fresh episodes demonstrate Trum
r and the census show that the West Wing is fully in control of Justice. "The fear is that Trump doesn't even need to say it out loud anymore." BY CHRIS SMITH Sally Yates tried to warn us. Way back in January 2017, at the end of the very first week of the Trump administration, the new president signed an
aining new momentum and depth. The president's choice of William Barr as attorney general, and Barr's entirely predictable attempts to undercut the Mueller report, has been the highest-profile, highest-stakes move to weaponize the department for partisan purposes. But two fresh episodes demonstrate Trum
r and the census show that the West Wing is fully in control of Justice. "The fear is that Trump doesn't even need to say it out loud anymore." BY CHRIS SMITH Sally Yates tried to warn us. Way back in January 2O17, at the end of the very first week of the Trump administration, the new president signed an
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Donald Trump
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Barack Obama
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Joe Biden
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William Barr
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Mike Pence
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New York
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Supreme Court
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Stormy Daniels
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Sally Yates
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Yates
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United States Department of Justice
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