Trump turns the Justice Department into a grievance outlet
Trump’s fresh push to investigate Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor landed like a public demonstration of how far he is willing to bend the presidency toward revenge. The action triggered immediate alarm because the memoranda did not point to a specific crime so much as political disobedience. That makes this less a law-and-order move than a warning shot to anyone else thinking about telling the truth when Trump doesn’t like it.
First recorded Apr 10, 2025·Meaningfully updated Apr 10, 2025
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Trump turns the Justice Department into a grievance outlet
Trump’s fresh push to investigate Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor landed like a public demonstration of how far he is willing to bend the presidency toward revenge. The action triggered immediate alarm because the memoranda did not point to a specific crime so much as political disobedience. That makes this less a law-and-order move than a warning shot to anyone else thinking about telling the truth when Trump doesn’t like it.
Trump’s fresh push to investigate Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor landed like a public demonstration of how far he is willing to bend the presidency toward revenge. The action triggered immediate alarm because the memoranda did not point to a specific crime so much as political disobedience. That makes this less a law-and-order move than a warning shot to anyone else thinking about telling the truth when Trump doesn’t …
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