In his latest twist of moral gymnastics, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is now going to court—not to protect children from abuse—but to protect priests from being forced to report it.
Yes, you read that right. In a case that sounds like satire, but isn’t, Trump’s DOJ has intervened in a lawsuit to block Washington state from enforcing a new law that would require clergy to report suspected child abuse, even when it’s disclosed during confession.
