WASHINGTON: Some of Donald Trump 's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters.
The plan is essentially twofold, according to the nine people interviewed by Reuters, some of whom requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Overhauling the Justice Department would allow the Trump administration to pursue conservative policy initiatives such as dismantling hiring programs meant to boost diversity in the workplace and ending federal oversight of police departments accused of racist practices.
With Trump holding a lead in most swing states likely to decide November's election, the former president's advisers may have a shot at putting their ideas into practice. Biden campaign spokesperson Ammar Mousa said in a statement that Trump and his allies"were putting Trump's own revenge and retribution ahead of what is best for America." The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Trump's allies argue that, as head of the executive branch, the president should have broad powers to command and oversee the Justice Department as he or she sees fit.
Many Trump allies making these proposals are affiliated with a consortium of conservative think tanks known as"Project 2025", which has been making detailed plans for a second Trump presidency. In a statement to Reuters, Project 2025 said it could not speak for the Trump campaign. It's an experience, according to several associates who speak to Trump, that he's determined not to repeat.
While promising to establish a non-partisan justice system, Trump has called for many of his political opponents to be arrested. Last June, he pledged in a post on Truth Social to have a"special prosecutor" probe the 81-year-old Biden.Some allies stop short of embracing Trump's rhetoric of revenge. But they agree Trump should have greater control over the Justice Department and FBI.
Both Bradbury and Hamilton also endorsed changing the Justice Department's chain of command so the FBI director reports to a pair of politically appointed assistant attorneys general.
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