Few of Trump's G.O.P. Rivals Defend Justice Dept. Independence
The evolution of the Republican Party under the influence of former President Donald J. Trump calls into question a post-Watergate norm.
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The evolution of the Republican Party under the influence of former President Donald J. Trump calls into question a post-Watergate norm.
Donald Trump has promised that if he wins back the presidency he will appoint a special prosecutor to “go after” President Joe Biden and his family. But he’s not the only Republican running for president who appears to be abandoning a long-established norm in Washington — presidents keeping their hands out of specific Justice Department investigations and prosecutions. Trump, who leads the GOP field by around 30 percentage points in public national polls, wields such powerful influence that only
GOP 2024 candidates are wary of committing to sending U.S. troops to Taiwan, telling the Daily Caller that they would not go as far as Biden's promise.
Word that the case would be closed came days before the former vice president was set to announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in Iowa.