Perverting U.S. law enforcement for political means is arguably illegal, definitely wrong and can’t go unpunished.
Rachel Maddow: “Perverting U.S. law enforcement for political means is arguably illegal, definitely wrong and can’t go unpunished.”
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Maddow emphasizes the importance of accountability in the Justice Department to maintain public trust.
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We'd be charged with quote every crime imaginable if the White House staff in any way facilitated Trump himself, going to Congress going up to the Capitol Building to try to stop the count that day.
To whatever extent the Donald Trump White House was trying to use those paramilitary groups to their purpose, trying to use them as a physical force that will be need to physically blocked a finalization of the election results.
The paramilitary groups are providing physical attacks, physical intimidation, to reinforce political attacks.
The Justice Department has to fix this because the American public has to believe that it’s an incorruptible institution.