“US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to fundamentally reform the Ministry of Justice in the event of his return to power. In particular, he plans to create special investigative teams to investigate alleged fraud in the 2020 election and fire key officials involved in the investigation into his affairs.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to fundamentally reform the Ministry of Justice in the event of his return to power. In particular, he plans to create special investigative teams to investigate alleged fraud in the 2020 election and fire key officials involved in the investigation into his affairs.
Source: The Washington Post
Details: According to the publication, this decision is part of Trump’s broader plans to reform the agency, which he accuses of politically motivated harassment.
Literally: “One of his priorities will be the creation of investigative teams to look for evidence of possible fraud in the 2020 elections in key states.”
Details: Trump also intends to fire special counsel Jack Smith’s team that investigated his alleged mishandling of classified documents and attempts to overturn the election results.
Trump spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt said, “President Trump has promised to fire unscrupulous bureaucrats who have illegally weaponized the legal system, and Americans can expect him to keep that promise.”
Trump continues to insist that he was “stolen” the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden. He says that the voting results were falsified, and the court cases against him are an example of political persecution.
Before leaving office in 2021, Trump issued the “Schedule F” executive order, which makes it easier to fire career civil servants. Biden rescinded that order when he entered the White House, and his administration finalized rules through the Office of Personnel Management that strengthen employee protections.
Experts warn that implementation of these plans could face legal and political obstacles, but Trump is determined to reform the Department of Justice to fulfill his priorities.
Prehistory:
- The day before, Donald Trump announced that he would nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the post of US Attorney General.
- In 2020, Bondi was one of Donald Trump’s defense attorneys during his first impeachment trial. Until 2024, Bondi headed the legal division of the pro-Trump Policy Institute.