Trump took his attacks on the FBI and the Justice Department to a disturbing new level over the weekend. (via MaddowBlog)
When Donald Trump is in trouble, and he believes his interests are in serious jeopardy, he turns to a playbook that only has one page. It includes a crude sketch that calls for brute political force toward those who’ve put him in danger, in the hopes that he’ll survive by destroying their credibility.
The list isn’t short, though it’s certainly familiar to anyone who’s followed politics in recent years: Adam Schiff is the villain. So is Robert Mueller. And Nancy Pelosi. And investigative journalists. And don’t forget about the Jan. 6 committee. The latest problem for the former president, however, is that it’s federal law enforcement that’s currently targeting him, and the FBI and the Justice Department are tougher to smear.over the weekend on his latest rally.
In his first rally since his home was searched by the F.B.I. on Aug. 8, former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday lashed out at President Biden and federal agents, calling his Democratic rival “an enemy of the state” and the F.B.I. and the Department of Justice “vicious monsters.” In an aggrieved and combative speech in Pennsylvania, Mr. Trump stoked anger against law enforcement even as the F.B.I. and federal officials have faced an increase in threats following the search of Mr.
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