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Politics
Josh Blackman

President Trump's "Weaponization" Executive Order

President Trump signed another executive order, titled "Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government." It provides, in part:

The prior administration and allies throughout the country engaged in an unprecedented, third-world weaponization of prosecutorial power to upend the democratic process. It targeted individuals who voiced opposition to the prior administration's policies with numerous Federal investigations and politically motivated funding revocations, which cost Americans access to needed services. The Department of Justice even jailed an individual for posting a political meme. And while the Department of Justice has ruthlessly prosecuted more than 1,500 individuals associated with January 6, and simultaneously dropped nearly all cases against BLM rioters.

The order instructs the Attorney General to investigate actions taken by DOJ, the SEC, the FTC, and recommend "appropriate remedial action."

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