Former and current Justice Department employees believe that a #future #president #Harris, a former prosecutor, unlike Trump, would respect the norms that have been in place to ensure DOJ independence in the half-century since Watergate.
Those fears of another Trump term are central to
👉a new letter endorsing Harris,
👉signed by more than 40 former Justice Department officials who served under presidents of both parties.
They include
former Attorney General Loretta #Lynch,
former deputy attorneys general Sally #Yates,
David Ogden
and Jamie #Gorelick,
and John #McKay, who was appointed as a top federal prosecutor in Washington state during the George W. Bush administration, among others.
💥“The fabric of the nation, the rule of law and the future of the Democracy are at stake in this election,” 💥
reads the letter, first obtained by NBC News.
It warns:
💥“The stakes could not be higher. Former President Trump presents a grave risk to our country, our global alliances and the future of democracy.”💥
Trump “regularly ignored the rule of law” as president, the former officials wrote, pointing out that
one of his first acts was an “unconstitutional Muslim travel ban”
and one of his last acts was an attempt “to stay in power by defying election results and the will of the American people.”
♦️Harris is “the best choice to defeat Donald Trump and lead the nation,” ♦️the letter says,
citing her work in the Biden administration and as attorney general of California, where
🔷 “she oversaw the largest state justice department in the country. She forged strong relationships with law enforcement to keep people safe, fought for American consumers and fought against those preying on the American people.”🔷
@cdarwin I mean, that sounds like a pretty damn good reason to vote against someone like Harris.
The president must be held accountable for the actions of their Branch of government. That is especially important when it comes to a department that has such enormous power to rain down on the people.
If all of these cops are looking forward to freedom to use their power under Harris, than for God's sake let's heed that warning.
