The president-elect’s “ability to escape prosecution does not retroactively validate his illegal, unconstitutional and democracy-destroying activities,” said one critic. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s announcement on Monday that he was dropping his case regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged handling of classified documents and election subversion was not unexpected, as U.S. Justice Department policy dictates that a […]
“Of course Trumpers want to dismantle the only agency formed in decades dedicated to giving consumers a fair shake in a predatory economy,” one journalist said in response to reporting on Republican plans. Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trumpnamed a labor secretary nominee seen by some union leaders and advocates as genuinely pro-worker, The Washington Post on Saturday detailed what […]
“Matt Gaetz was a ridiculous, horrible, and dangerous AG selection,” said the co-president of Public Citizen. Former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz on Thursday withdrew from consideration to lead the U.S. Justice Department under the incoming Trump administration, saying in a social media post that his “confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction.” Gaetz, who lasted just a week as President-elect […]
“The fact that Trump is railing against the PRESS Act tells us everything we need to know: He wants no shackles when it comes to attacking, intimidating, silencing the press,” warned one legal expert. Journalists and press freedom advocates this week responded to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s attack on a proposed federal shield law with […]