We've always known that Donald Trump would use the presidency to do everything possible to

bend the U.S. justice system in a way that no president before him has ever done.

He pretty much told us that on the campaign.

Every action he took while he was running.

Every action he's taken since he came up, that escalator has told us that.

And since he entered office, Trump has turned the Department of Justice upside

down, completely, effectively rewriting history by punishing the prosecutors and politicians

who held them to account, or those who want to hold them to account, while rewarding the

lawbreakers and corrupt politicians that sang his praises. I mean, we saw it with January 6th

very clearly when Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of every single person who stormed

the U.S. Capitol. It's one of the first things he did. And at the same time, in the first

couple of months of his presidency, fired the prosecutors who had brought them to justice. We've seen it with Trump's

targeting of political rivals like former President Barack Obama, Senator Adam Schiff, and dozens

and dozens of other critics. At the same time, he ends investigations into the politicians

and corrupt officials who do his bidding. And yes, I'm looking at you, Eric Adams, to name just one.

We've seen it with Trump's firing of career DOJ officials as he rewards his own personal

defense lawyers with high-ranking positions. I mean, is there any other way that Alina Haba would

have ended with a job as a U.S. attorney? I don't think so.

The point is that time and time again, Trump uses the justice system to dole out favors to his friends and allies,

while targeting those who stand up to him. And if there is one message Trump is sending, it is this.

Applaud me. Thank me. Give credit to me. Do things for me. And if you do, you will be rewarded.

And if you challenge me or the way I want to govern, no matter what laws I break or who I hurt in the process,

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