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Sam Levine

Trump suggests he would use FBI to go after political rivals if elected in 2024

Donald Trump waits to take the witness stand during his civil fraud trial at the state supreme court Monday in New York, New York.
Donald Trump waits to take the witness stand during his civil fraud trial at the state supreme court on Monday in New York City. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/AP

Donald Trump has suggested he would use the FBI and justice department to go after political rivals should he return to the White House next year in a move which will further stoke fears of what a second period of office for Trump could mean.

Trump made the comments during an interview with the Spanish-language television network Univision. The host Enrique Acevedo asked him about his flood of legal problems saying: “You say they’ve weaponized the justice department, they weaponized the FBI. Would you do the same if you’re re-elected?”

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