Trump Says It's His Right to Use DOJ as His Personal Law Firm

[Wicked Blue]

Source: The New Republic

The president believes he has a “right” to use the Justice Department as his own personal law firm.

Speaking at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning, Donald Trump seemed to think that criticism of his intent to abuse the executive branch was all one big joke.

“And then they say, ‘Donald Trump is using the Justice Department to get even,’” Trump parroted through his teeth. “And I don’t. But wouldn’t I have a right to?

“Think of it. There’s never been a president in history treated the way I got treated,” he added.

Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/206192/donald-trump-his-right-weaponize-department-justice

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Free legal services without limit?

Huh uh

[31st Street Bridge]

2. America is one dumb fucking nation

Are you listening to this? The "news" isn't.

[Efilroft Sul]

3. Trump leads attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast in a benediction to strike down his political enemies

It tracks.

[PatSeg]

4. "There's never been a president in history treated the way I got treated"

Yeah, that is true, because we've never had a president as incompetent and corrupt.

[debsy]

21. My sentiments, exactly

My phrasing was going to be,

“That’s because we’ve never had a president who has behaved the way you behave!”

[PatSeg]

22. He certainly has a way of setting himself up

for the punchline over and over again.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. "Who's going to stop me? A Republican Congress? A Republican Supreme Court?"

I think that's the rationale here.

[Midnight Writer]

6. "The only thing that can stop me is my own morality." - DJT

Lord help us all.

[twodogsbarking]

7. While Donald insists he has been mistreated I am hoping he ain't seen nuttin yet.

[littlemissmartypants]

11. Hope springs eternal.

[maxsolomon]

8. There's never been a President in history that deserved it like you do

You absolute fuck.

[mdbl]

9. Wish I could have rec'd this 1000 x's

[twodogsbarking]

10. Servants to the master.

[purr-rat beauty]

12. We seriously need...

A separation of trump and state

[AverageOldGuy]

13. Could someone . . .

. . . just get on the prayer line with Jesus and ask him to come back and clean up this shit???

[tinymontgomery]

14. The next Democratic President

The next Democratic President needs to come out swinging and go after everyone of these pieces of shit on day one.

[xuplate]

15. Whine, whine, whine--the perpetual victim.

[multigraincracker]

16. Yep, but you gotta fight for your right.....

To Party.

[tonekat]

17. He should read their mission statement

I'm surprised it hasn't been taken down:

Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

https://www.justice.gov/about

[barbtries]

18. there's never been a USA

that's been treated by the president the way you treat us.

he's like a little boy playing with a bunch of little plastic people and they're all HIS and he gets to do WHATEVER HE WANTS.

[Snackshack]

19. Yep...

and he has cj roberts as his personal lawyer, blanch and bondi are just window dressing.

[SergeStorms]

20. I stopped reading....

when I got to the part about Trump being at a "prayer breakfast." Comedy gold!