Thing, a naked power grab. Thats the big news tonight. Trump has handed the reins of the special counsels investigation to an unabashed trump loyalist. A personal loyalist to insure that the president will be protected, not investigated. Trumps choice of Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general is raising alarm among those who consider the equal administration of justice a bedrock principle of american government. Thats because by elevating whitaker, the president of the United States is effectively hijacking the independence of the department of justice itself. Nbc news today reports that in the justice department, whitaker was viewed as an agent of the white house. As one Administration Official said, its no secret where his loyalties lie. Theyre with the white house. More than with the department. As an out spoken trump advocate, whitaker has expressed disdain for the special counsels investigation itself. In 2017, he tweeted an article calling muellers prosecutors a lynch mob. He a
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