U.S. President Donald Trump has once again made a bold promise to seek accountability for those who pursued legal cases against him during his time out of office. Speaking at the Justice Department on Friday, Trump declared that the days of injustice within the department are over and will never return.
“Our predecessors turned this Department of Justice into the Department of Injustice. But I stand before you today to declare that those days are over, and they are never going to come back. They’re never coming back,” Trump stated.
During his time out of office, the department twice indicted Trump on charges of illegally storing classified documents at his Florida estate and attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. However, both cases were dismissed after Trump won the election in November, with the department citing a long-standing policy of not prosecuting a sitting president.
Now, as the chief law enforcement officer in the country, Trump has vowed to demand full and complete accountability for any wrongs and abuses that have occurred. He believes that the American people have given him a mandate to do so, a mandate that many thought was not possible.
Trump has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with the department and the FBI, and has taken action by firing prosecutors who investigated him during the Biden administration. He has also scrutinized thousands of FBI agents who were involved in investigating the supporters of the president who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
Representative Jamie Raskin, the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, has called Trump’s speech a “staggering violation of the traditional boundary between independent criminal law enforcement and presidential political power.” Raskin spoke outside the Justice Department shortly after Trump’s address, stating that “no other president in American history has stood at the Department of Justice to proclaim an agenda of criminal prosecution and retaliation against his political foes.”
Trump has a history of being critical of both the department and the FBI, and has made efforts to install political allies into top leadership positions at both agencies. In fact, FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi were in attendance at Friday’s talk.
In her introduction of Trump, Bondi praised him as “the greatest president in the history of our country” and stated that “he will never stop fighting for us, and we will never stop fighting for him and for our country.”
During his speech, Trump promised “historic reforms” within the agencies and declared that “under the Trump administration, the DOJ and the FBI will once again become the premier crime-fighting agencies on the face of the Earth.”
His speech had echoes of his campaign rallies, with music blaring from speakers before Trump entered the department’s Great Hall. He touched on some of the main themes from his campaign, including border security and fighting violent crime.
Trump also highlighted the increase in homicides, property crime, and robberies during the Biden administration, stating that his highest mission as president is to end this violence and make America safe again. He emphasized that the department’s role is to protect all Americans, regardless of their background.
In conclusion, President Trump’s speech at the Justice Department was a powerful reminder of his commitment to seeking accountability and justice for all Americans. He has promised to bring about historic reforms and make the DOJ and FBI the premier crime-fighting agencies once again. With his unwavering determination and dedication to the American people, Trump continues to fight for a safer and stronger nation.
