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Stephen Harrington, Associate Professor, School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology

How Trump is weaponising the Department of Justice, and the ‘dark’ tactic he’s using to get away with it

It’s hard to keep track of US President Donald Trump’s many notable acts since returning to the White House. His recent pro-Russia stance on the war in Ukraine has, rightly, received a lot of attention.

But for every big moment, there are others that fly under the radar. One such issue is the politicisation of the Department of Justice (DoJ).

Although there is longstanding precedent that the DoJ remains politically neutral in its operations, recent events have indicated a dramatic break from that tradition.

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