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The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington in New York

Trump plots capture of DoJ in renewed assault on US justice system

Donald Trump, wearing suit and tie, turns to the side
Donald Trump in Manhattan in April. Photograph: Jabin Botsford/Reuters

Donald Trump is planning an assault on the American justice system should he win re-election to the White House, in which he would seek to destroy the independence of the justice department and turn it into an attack machine for his Make American great again (Maga) movement.

At the heart of his plans is the desire to impose his will on the individual prosecutorial decisions taken by the Department of Justice. The move, if successful, would end half a century of accepted practice that prevents presidents from politically interfering with specific cases.

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