Nixon on Steroids: DOJ Spied on Trump’s Critics
It is shocking, but no surprise that the Department of Justice spied on Trump’s political critics including Democratic leaders and journalists in a failed attempt to find leaks about Trump’s ties to Russia.
The DOJ spied on Democratic leaders Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, their aids, and their families. This is on the heels of recent disclosures that Trump’s DOJ also spied on multiple reporters including obtaining CNN reporter Barbara Starr’s email and phone records. Trump is known for frequently complaining that his political critics should be investigated and imprisoned.
By Stephen Collinson
But this is not just a drama about the alleged misbehavior of a former President. Taken together with the Republican Party's refusal to hold Trump -- who remains the GOP's dominant figure -- to account for the Capitol insurrection and its nationwide efforts to restrict voting, the new allegations also indicate that the freedoms and core values that have underpinned American life for two-and-a-half centuries remain in almost unprecedented peril.
ODD COUPLE
President Trump and his attorney general at a White House news conference, in July.FROM THE ASAHI SHIMBUN/GETTY
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