ICYMI: In NYT Interview, “Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’”

Meanwhile, Vance Announces New DOJ Position to “Investigate Fraud”

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the New York Times reported exactly what Americans Against Government Censorship has been warning about: “President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his ‘own morality…’” 

In addition, Vice President J.D. Vance announced yesterday that the Department of Justice will have a new assistant attorney general position focused on investigating fraud, the latest in a long list of efforts to use the DOJ to punish political enemies.

As AAGC has highlighted, the Trump Administration is relentless in its efforts to weaponize the tools of government to silence dissent and punish political enemies - at home and abroad. In just Trump’s first year, his Administration has ignored federal and international law - from his actions in Venezuela without Congressional approval to pushing for criminal investigations into political opponents and beyond. 

Key Reporting on Trump’s Weaponization of Government : 

NYT: Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’

Key Quote: “Mr. Trump, who said he was elected to restore law and order, reiterated that he was willing to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military inside the United States and federalize some National Guard units if he felt it was important to do so.”

The Hill: Vance announces assistant attorney general focused on fraud

Key Quote: “The fraud case is also tied to the administration’s decision to deploy 2,000 federal officers in a major immigration crackdown in the state, as several of the people charged in the fraud case were Somali Americans. About 80,000 people of Somali descent live in Minnesota, with most of this population being U.S.-born or naturalized citizens.”